• Establishment Management User Guide (PDF Only)
• Industry Functionality: Letter to Plant Managers (Feb 13, 2013; PDF Only)
• Letter to Establishments | PDF (Dec 3, 2010)
  How to obtain a Level 2 USDA eAuthentication account.
• USDA eAuthentication System
  "eAuth" is the secure system that allows web-based access to USDA applications and services.
  • Register for an eAuth Account
  • Identify Verification: Find a Local Registration Authority

• PHIS and PBIS: A Side-by-Side Comparison (Dec 2010) | PDF
• Food Safety and Inspection Service's Public Health Information System (Sep 2010) | PDF
• PHIS: Improving the Safety of Imported and Exported Meat, Poultry, and Processed Egg Products (Jun 2010)

• Industry Implementation of PHIS Underway | PDF (Mar 29, 2013)
• Earlier Issues
• Read the Constituent Update; Subscribe to Email Updates

• Vol. 4, No. 7 | PDF (770kb)
  Implementing the Public Health Information System (PHIS): An Overview of Its Benefits (Part II); More
• Vol. 4, No. 6 | PDF (729kb)
  Implementing the Public Health Information System (PHIS): An Overview of Its Benefits (Part I); More

• Import Component
• Schedule: Second Phase of FSIS Circuits (Jun 3, 2011)
• Schedule: First Phase of FSIS Circuits (Apr 11, 2011)

• PHIS for Industry (YouTube) | Script (PDF Only)
• PHIS: Predictive Analytics (YouTube) | WMV | Script (PDF Only)
• Sitting Down with Administrator Almanza and Dr. Petersen on PHIS (YouTube) | WMV | Script
• PHIS: Import/Export  | WMV | Transcript (PDF Only)
• PHIS: Domestic Inspection (YouTube) | WMV | Transcript (PDF Only)
• PHIS 101: The Basics (YouTube) | WMV | Transcript (PDF Only; 4mb)
• PBIS vs. PHIS (YouTube)
• Completed PHIS Webinars

• PHIS Industry Meeting Presentations (Jul 14, 2011)
  • Establishment Profile Policy and Features 5495 Kb, PPT) | PDF
  • HACCP Verification (719 Kb, PPT) | PDF
  • Inspection Verification Features (2336 Kb, PPT) | PDF
• PHIS Stakeholder Briefing (2010, PPT) | PDF
• FSIS Data Infrastructure Improvements: Public Health Information System (PHIS) | PDF
  Presentation by Carol Maczka to the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (Aug 27, 2008)
• Domestic Inspection Function, Public Health Information System | PDF
  Presentation by Charles L. Gioglio to the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (Feb 5-6, 2008)

• Questions and Answers Related to PHIS Import Implementation (May 2-3, 2012)
• Questions & Answers for Industry Meeting (Jul 14, 2011; PDF Only)
• How-To Instructions: Establishment Profile (PDF Only, 1.1mb). From the PHIS Users Guide for Inspectors, Version 2010-02_v2.1
• Industry Briefing on Domestic Inspection (Mar 9, 2011) | Slides Only (PDF)
• Public Health Information System (PHIS) Industry Meeting - Q&A (May 11, 2011) (PDF Only, 174Kb)

OTHER USEFUL LINKS

askFSIS About PHIS
The askFSIS knowledge base covers topics such as exporting, labeling, inspection, programs and procedures. New questions are added weekly!

• RSS Feed - See recent knowledge base updates.

InsideFSIS, the Employee Intranet 
For current employees, InsideFSIS is the preferred site for HR and career planning information. InsideFSIS also offers information about PHIS. Check InsideFSIS first for the latest FSIS news, training opportunities, and information about your benefits and pay.

See Also:

• FSIS Strategic Data Analysis Plan for Domestic Inspection (PDF Only)