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1 Introduction
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... The first three criteria in particular figured prominently during the course of the workshop, with an emphasis on:   Edward Groth III, PhD, is a Consultant with Groth Consulting Services, Pelham, NY.   The SPS Agreement is the World Trade Organization (WTO)
From page 4...
... As an example, he told an anecdotal story about some shipments of shrimp from Southeast Asia being refused entry into the United States and European Union (EU) a number of years ago because of the detection of unacceptable levels of chloramphenicol residue. The refused entries had a devastating effect on shrimp export throughout Southeast Asia.
From page 5...
... In short, even with the increased policy focus on food safety, far more work needs to be done in order to foster an institutionally integrated, systems-based approach to food safety. Taylor's emphasis on the institutional nature of the challenge of food safety was a major underlying theme of the remainder of the workshop presentations and discussions.
From page 6...
... There were starkly contrasting views on the practicality and po tential of such an agency, with both regulatory agency representa tives strongly opposed to the notion and the consumer advocacy representative and some audience members in favor. Both regula tory agency representatives and the private industry representative briefly described some recent or pending food safety measures being implemented or planned by their respective institutions.
From page 7...
... How institutions work well together, or not, and share data, or not, significantly impacts outbreak management success and the timeliness, or lack thereof, in resolving food safety problems. The extent to which institutions work well together is particularly important with multi-state outbreaks, where not just the federal government but also the governments of multiple states are responding.
From page 8...
... In creasingly, food companies and retailers are also setting food safety standards through purchase specifications and other means. •  inally, while verifying and enforcing compliance has traditionally F been perceived of as a government role, the private sector partici   Codex is the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC)
From page 9...
... Taylor emphasized that much more work is needed to foster an integrated, systems-level approach to food safety. Taylor also emphasized, however, that it is enormously gratifying that "policy makers at the legislative level are getting this." He pointed to several signs that the issue of food safety is on the public policy radar screen: •  DA's Food Protection Plan and the Bush administration's Import F Safety Action Plan, both of which are focused on forging bet ter interaction between government and industry in order to im prove risk management of both imported and domestic food safety systems-level problems.
From page 10...
... •  ending FDA food safety legislation (i.e., the Durbin bipartisan P FDA Food Safety Modernization Act) , which like the surveillance and response bill would address other institutional issues.
From page 11...
... This question was followed by a comment by another workshop participant who suggested that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) might also have a role to play in improving the food safety system, given its critical existing role in customs and border protection, its management of the National Biosurveillance Integration System (which could serve as a key component of information sharing)
From page 12...
... ? •  hat are some of the strategic approaches that the FDA, USDA, W industry, and other stakeholders have taken or are currently con sidering (as most of the workshop participants addressed to some extent but which Robert Brackett, Caroline Smith DeWaal, Rich ard Raymond, Mike Robach, and Stephen Sundlof considered in detail)
From page 13...
... As an example of the varied opinions and beliefs expressed, one workshop participant was adamant that there should be more governmental oversight on agricultural farms, while others questioned the usefulness of increased oversight. As another example, several participants were enthusiastic about the notion, or "vision," of a single unified food safety agency, while others questioned the feasibility and usefulness of such an agency.


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