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Office of Data Integration and Food Protection
The Office of Data Integration and Food Protection coordinates and manages all homeland security activities within FSIS. The Office makes sure that policy makers, scientists, field staff and management are prepared to prevent and respond to any threat to food or food-related incident. It also coordinates data integration and analysis, and predictive analytics activities for the Agency.
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In the event of an actual incident or threat to the security of the food supply, information will be posted first at the USDA Web site www.usda.gov.
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  • Main number: (202) 720-5643
  • 24-Hour Emergency Number: 1-866-395-9701
Mission
Created in 2002, the Office of Data Integration and Food Protection develops and coordinates all FSIS activities to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from non-routine emergencies resulting from intentional and non-intentional contamination affecting meat, poultry and egg products. The Office serves as the agency's central office for homeland security issues and ensures coordination of its activities with the USDA Homeland Security Office, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), other Federal and State government agencies with food-related responsibilities, and industry.

Authorities
The Office of Data Integration and Food Protection draws its regulatory authority from the following Acts:
  1. Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA)
  2. Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA)
  3. Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA)

Many of FSIS' food defense activities are directed by Homeland Security Presidential Directives 5, 7 and 9 and the Bioterrorism Act of 2002.

With respect to emergency response, FSIS' Office of Data Integration and Food Protection manages the agency's responsibilities under Emergency Support Function 11 (ESF 11) (PDF Only) of the National Response Framework (NRF).

Food Defense & Emergency Response Strategy
FSIS has strategically grouped its food defense activities into the categories of preparedness, surveillance, response, and recovery to ensure that its resources are used efficiently to further protect public health.

Emergency Management Committee
The Office of Data Integration and Food Protection manages the FSIS Emergency Management Committee (EMC), which is comprised of senior members of the agency's program areas and can be convened 24/7 to respond to all emergencies (non-routine incidents) using Incident Command System (ICS) principles. Directive 5500.2, Rev. 3, Non Routine Incident Response, has been developed and implemented to establish the operating principles of the EMC.

Other Office of Data Integration and Food Protection Activities
FSIS has developed response plans for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and for Human Pandemic Influenza Operations Plan (HPOP).
  • The HPAI Plan includes the development of a product testing protocol for poultry meat, and the development of enhanced inspection procedures to be used if infected birds are detected in FSIS-regulated facilities.
  • The HPOP prepares the agency to protect the health and safety of its employees and ensure the delivery of critical essential functions if pandemic influenza occurs in the United States. The Plan specifically addresses Communication, Social Distancing, Employee Tracking, and Essential Functions during a pandemic.


Last Modified: February 3, 2009

 

 

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