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Suggested Citation:"Appendix I: Acronyms and Abbreviations." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2010. Enhancing Food Safety: The Role of the Food and Drug Administration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12892.
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Appendix I
Acronyms and Abbreviations

ABI Automated Broker Interface

ACS Automated Commercial System

AF acidified food

AFDO Association of Food and Drug Officials

AFSS Animal Feed Safety System

AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome

ALERT Assure, Look, Employees, Report, Threat

AMS Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA)

APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

APFSL Agricultural Products Food Safety Laboratory

APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA)

APHL Association of Public Health Laboratories

AQIS Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service

ARS Agricultural Research Service (USDA)

ASTHO Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

AVMA American Veterinary Medical Association

BATF Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (USDOT)

BRC British Research Consortium

BSE bovine spongiform encephalopathy

BSL biosafety level

CAERS CFSAN Adverse Events Reporting System

CBP U.S. Customs and Border Protection (DHS)

CDC U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Suggested Citation:"Appendix I: Acronyms and Abbreviations." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2010. Enhancing Food Safety: The Role of the Food and Drug Administration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12892.
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CFI Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention

CFIA Canadian Food Inspection Agency

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

CFSAN Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (FDA)

CFU colony forming units

CGMP current good manufacturing practice

CHB Customs House Broke

CIA Central Intelligence Agency

CIFOR Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response

CIKR Critical infrastructure and key resources

CRC CFSAN Review Committee

CSPI Center for Science in the Public Interest

CU Consumers Union

CVM Center for Veterinary Medicine (FDA)

DG SANCO Directorate General for Health and Consumers (European Commission)

DHS U.S. Department of Homeland Security

DLC dioxin-like compound

DNA deoxyribonucleic acid

DoC U.S. Department of Commerce

DoD U.S. Department of Defense

DoI U.S. Department of the Interior

DOJ U.S. Department of Justice

DVFA Danish Veterinary and Food Administration

EFSA European Food Safety Authority

EHR electronic health record

EHS-NET Environmental Health Specialists Network

eLEXNET electronic Laboratory Exchange Network (FDA)

EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Epi-X Epidemic Information Exchange

ERS Economic Research Service (USDA)

EU European Union

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization

FASCAT Food and Agriculture Sector Criticality Assessment Tool

FASCC Food and Agriculture Sector Coordinating Council

FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation

FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration

FDAAA Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007

FDCA Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS)

Suggested Citation:"Appendix I: Acronyms and Abbreviations." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2010. Enhancing Food Safety: The Role of the Food and Drug Administration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12892.
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FERN Food Emergency Response Network

FMI Food Marketing Institute

FMIA Federal Meat Inspection Act

FNB Food and Nutrition Board

FOIA Freedom of Information Act

FoodNet Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network

FOUO For Official Use Only

FPP Food Protection Plan

FSA Food Standards Agency (United Kingdom)

FSANZ Food Standards Australia New Zealand

FSIC Food Safety Information Council

FSII Food Safety Information Infrastructure

FSIS Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA)

FSLC Food Safety Leadership Council

FSQS Food Safety and Quality Service

FSWG Food Safety Working Group

FTC Federal Trade Commission

FTE full-time equivalent/employee

FVO Food and Veterinary Office (European Union)

FWS Fish and Wildlife Service (DoI)

FY fiscal year

GAO U.S. Government Accountability Office (previously U.S. General Accounting Office)

GAP Good Agricultural Practice

GAqP Good Aquacultural Practice

GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GCC Government Coordinating Council

GC-MS Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

GFSI Global Food Safety Initiative

GIP Good Importer Practice

GIPSA Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration (USDA)

GMA Grocery Manufacturers Association

GMP Good Manufacturing Practice

GPRA Government Performance and Results Act

GRAS generally recognized as safe

HACCP Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points

HC Health Canada

HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

HIV human immunodeficiency virus

Suggested Citation:"Appendix I: Acronyms and Abbreviations." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2010. Enhancing Food Safety: The Role of the Food and Drug Administration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12892.
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HSIN Homeland Security Information Network

HSPD Homeland Security Presidential Directive

IAC Intertribal Agriculture Council

IEC International Electrotechnical Commission

IFSS Integrated Food Safety System

IFT Institute of Food Technologists

IIT Illinois Institute of Technology

IOM Institute of Medicine

IRAC Interagency Risk Assessment Consortium

IRB Institutional Review Board

ISO International Organization for Standardization

IT information technology

JIFSAN Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

LACF low-acid canned foods

LM Listeria monocytogenes

MARCS Mission Activity Reporting Compliance System

MCDA multiple criteria decision analysis

MDP Microbiological Data Program

MDVP Methods Development and Validation Program

MHS Meat Hygiene Service (United Kingdom Food Standards Agency)

MID Manufacturer Identification

MOU memorandum of understanding

NACCHO National Association of County and City Health Officials

NAL National Agricultural Library (USDA)

NARMS National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System

NASS National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA)

NCFPD National Center for Food Protection and Defense (DHS)

NCFST National Center for Food Safety and Technology

NCNPR National Center for Natural Products Research

NCTR National Center for Toxicological Research (FDA)

NEHA National Environmental Health Association

NGO nongovernmental organization

NIFA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA)

NIH National Institutes of Health

NIMS National Incident Management System

NIPP National Infrastructure Protection Plan

NLEA Nutrition Labeling and Education Act

Suggested Citation:"Appendix I: Acronyms and Abbreviations." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2010. Enhancing Food Safety: The Role of the Food and Drug Administration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12892.
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NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service (DoC)

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (DoC)

NORS National Outbreak Reporting System

NRC National Research Council or Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NRP National Response Plan

NZFSA New Zealand Food Safety Authority

OASIS Operational and Administrative System for Import Support

OCI Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA)

OCM Office of Crisis Management (FDA)

OECA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assistance (EPA)

OHA Office of Health Affairs (DHS)

OMB Office of Management and Budget

OPA Office of Public Affairs (FDA)

OPHEP Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness

OPPTS Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances (EPA)

OR Office of Research (CVM)

ORA Office of Regulatory Affairs (FDA)

ORACBA Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis (USDA)

ORAU Office of Regulatory Affairs University

ORD Office of Research and Development (EPA)

ORM operational risk management

PART Program Assessment Rating Tool

PCII Protected Critical Infrastructure Information

PCR polymerase chain reaction

PCT Pesticide Coordination Team

PDP Pesticide Data Program (USDA)

PFGE pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

PFSE Partnership for Food Safety Education

PN prior notice

PNC Prior Notice Center

PRA Paperwork Reduction Act

PREDICT Predictive Risk-Based Evaluation for Dynamic Import Compliance Targeting

PulseNet National Molecular Subtyping Network for Foodborne Disease Surveillance

RACT Risk Assessment Coordination Team

RCAC Risk Communication Advisory Committee (FDA)

Suggested Citation:"Appendix I: Acronyms and Abbreviations." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2010. Enhancing Food Safety: The Role of the Food and Drug Administration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12892.
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RIHSC Research Involving Human Subjects Committee

RMF risk management framework

SAHCDHA serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals

SCC Sector Coordinating Council

SEB Staphylococcal enterotoxin B

SPPA Strategic Partnership Program Agroterrorism

SPS Sanitary and Phytosanitary

SQF Safe Quality Food

SSA Sector-Specific Agency

SSP Sector-Specific Plan

TBT Technical Barriers to Trade

TDS Total Diet Study

UF University of Florida

UK United Kingdom

UMB University of Maryland, Baltimore

USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture

USDOT U.S. Department of Treasury

WCFS Western Center for Food Safety

WCL Washington College of Law

WHO World Health Organization

WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

WIFSS Western Institute for Food Safety and Security

WTO World Trade Organization

Suggested Citation:"Appendix I: Acronyms and Abbreviations." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2010. Enhancing Food Safety: The Role of the Food and Drug Administration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12892.
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Recent outbreaks of illnesses traced to contaminated sprouts and lettuce illustrate the holes that exist in the system for monitoring problems and preventing foodborne diseases. Although it is not solely responsible for ensuring the safety of the nation's food supply, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversees monitoring and intervention for 80 percent of the food supply. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's abilities to discover potential threats to food safety and prevent outbreaks of foodborne illness are hampered by impediments to efficient use of its limited resources and a piecemeal approach to gathering and using information on risks. Enhancing Food Safety: The Role of the Food and Drug Administration, a new book from the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council, responds to a congressional request for recommendations on how to close gaps in FDA's food safety systems.

Enhancing Food Safety begins with a brief review of the Food Protection Plan (FPP), FDA's food safety philosophy developed in 2007. The lack of sufficient detail and specific strategies in the FPP renders it ineffectual. The book stresses the need for FPP to evolve and be supported by the type of strategic planning described in these pages. It also explores the development and implementation of a stronger, more effective food safety system built on a risk-based approach to food safety management. Conclusions and recommendations include adopting a risk-based decision-making approach to food safety; creating a data surveillance and research infrastructure; integrating federal, state, and local government food safety programs; enhancing efficiency of inspections; and more.

Although food safety is the responsibility of everyone, from producers to consumers, the FDA and other regulatory agencies have an essential role. In many instances, the FDA must carry out this responsibility against a backdrop of multiple stakeholder interests, inadequate resources, and competing priorities. Of interest to the food production industry, consumer advocacy groups, health care professionals, and others, Enhancing Food Safety provides the FDA and Congress with a course of action that will enable the agency to become more efficient and effective in carrying out its food safety mission in a rapidly changing world.

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