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2 Transparency and Food Safety and Inspection Service Data-Sharing
2 Transparency and Food Safety and Inspection Service Data-Sharing
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10 FSIS data that may be obtained through FOIA requests include the following: 9 The Freedom of Information Act, Pub.
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The specific reasons for denying FOIA requests for data or for not releasing data in their entirety or original form are given in Box 2-1. 12 FSIS has a Web site 13 that provides FOIA reports annually, disclosing summary information on the number of initial FOIA requests received, their dispositions, and information on appeals of denials of information.
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Records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the production of such law enforcement records or information a. could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings b.
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14 The action cycle is driven by how embedded the information is in the decision-making processes of users and disclosers. As Figure 2-1 illustrates, the effect of a targeted transparency policy (or information disclosure in general)
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Disclosure or transparency initiatives must be crafted with a clear understanding of who the users of information are and how they will respond to information; the profile of the disclosers, the markets in which they operate, and their incentives to respond to the provision of more information about them; and the part that the government and other third-party actors may play in providing the information or aggregating it into a form most useful to consumers or other users. TYPES OF DATA COLLECTED BY THE FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE Government agencies can disclose many types of data.
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monocytogenes. Data on residue sampling and testing are also in this category (See Box 2-2 for more details on specific FSIS pathogen sampling and testing programs that provide these data)
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, including its Salmonella verification testing program for raw meat and poultry and its ready-to-eat meat (RTE) and poultry products testing program.
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It is "responsible for evaluating individual FSIS data streams, ensuring data analyses are consistent and of high quality, and conducting data analyses to inform Agency decisions; in addition to processing ad hoc and Freedom of Information Act data requests" (FSIS, 2010c)
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Such analyses can support riskassessment efforts, epidemiological attribution, and public-policy decision-making. THE ROLE OF THE FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM With so many data being produced daily, it is important for FSIS to have a means of archiving its data, preferably in a form that can be readily updated and is searchable.
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In summary, FSIS releases large amounts of data, usually in aggregated form, in periodic releases or as summaries. The question is whether the benefits of augmenting existing disclosure to include establishment-specific data would outweigh the potential costs.
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Results of RTE meat and Data include Data posted only in poultry testing aggregated form Percentage positive Salmonella tests of RTE meat and poultry products, 1990–2000, 2001–2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 (by product) Percentage positive L
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Descriptive summaries with respect to Lm control alternatives used by the establishment, establishment HACCP size, establishment production volume, FSIS district, geographic location of establishment, season or month of sample collection, and trends in percentage of positive results from April 2006 (program inception) through 2008 Analysis of ALLRTE Data include Data posted only in (random verification aggregated form Incidence and categorization of Salmonella-positive samples from sampling of all meat and sampled establishments in the two programs poultry products)
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are posted only in aggregated establishments; Category 3 establishments are those which have form results from most recent completed sample set that exceed the standard for Salmonella in young chickens Quarterly progress report on Salmonella testing of selected raw meat and poultry products (by product class, establishment size, or type of establishment) Annual progress report on Salmonella testing of raw meat and poultry products, 1998–2010; listed by product class and PR/HACCP establishment size Serotyping of salmonellae Serotype profile of Salmonella isolates from meat and poultry products, Data posted only in from meat and poultry annual reports (1998–2010)
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Dioxin and dioxin-like Information gathered through periodic surveys for dioxins, furans, and dioxin- Data posted only in chemicals in the US like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) ; data include toxic equivalent values aggregated form domestic meat and poultry for dioxins and furans and for dioxin-like PCBs; states where animals were supply produced are listed for each sample (market hogs, steer or heifer, young chicken, and young turkey)
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Names of countries and products Eligible countries, List of eligible countries and types of meat, poultry, or egg products given products, and certified eligible for export to the United States. establishments Names of eligible establishments List of foreign establishments certified to export meat, poultry, or egg given by country products to United States Names of audited establishments Foreign audit reports: comprehensive audits of foreign-country inspection given by country systems FSIS import data Volume of imported meat, poultry, and egg products presented for re-inspection by Weight data given by country FSIS at port of entry, 2005–2010 a Years are calendar years.
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Table 2-3 Example of Establishment-Specific E coli O157:H7 Data Under Consideration for Public Posting by FSIS Establishment Establishment Sampling Collect ion Product Form Id Number Namea Sample Source Name Project Date Name Analysis Result 300000001 M1 Establishment 1 Product-Raw-Ground, MT43 10/21/11 Ground E
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coli O157:H7 Negative Comminuted or Otherwise 0:00 beef Nonintact-Beef 300000014 M14 Establishment 14 Product-Raw-Ground, MT43 10/24/11 Ground E coli O157:H7 Negative Comminuted or Otherwise 0:00 beef Nonintact-Beef a Actual establishment names will appear in this column when FSIS posts the data.
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Table 2-4 Example of Establishment-Specific Salmonella Data Under Consideration for Public Posting by FSIS Establishment Establishment Sampling Collect ion Product Form Id Number Namea Sample Source Name Project Date Name Analysis Result 300000015 M16 Establishment 16 Product-RTE-Other RTE001 10/26/11 0:00 Brisket Salmonella Negative Fully Cooked, Not Sliced-Beef 300000016 M17 Establishment 17 Product-RTE-Fully ALLRTE 10/26/11 0:00 Chili Salmonella Negative Cooked, Sausage Products-Combination species 300000017 M18 Establishment 18 Product-RTE-Fully ALLRTE 10/26/11 0:00 Sausage Salmonella Negative Cooked, Sausage Products-Pork 300000018 M19 Establishment 19 Product-RTE-Fully RTE001 10/26/11 0:00 Wieners Salmonella Negative Cooked, Hot Dog Products-Combination species 300000019 M20 Establishment 20 Product-Raw-Ground, MT43S 10/26/11 0:00 Ground Salmonella Negative Comminuted or beef Otherwise Nonintact Beef 300000020 M21 Establishment 21 Product-RTE-Fully ALLRTE 10/26/11 0:00 Beef Salmonella Negative Cooked, Sausage salami Products-Beef 300000021 M22 Establishment 22 Product-Raw-Ground, MT43S 10/26/11 0:00 Ground Salmonella Negative Comminuted or beef Otherwise Nonintact Beef 300000022 M23 Establishment 23 Product-Raw-Ground, HC01_GB 10/26/11 0:00 Raw Salmonella Positive Comminuted or ground 30
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Otherwise Nonintact- veal Beef 300000023 M24 Establishment 24 Product-Raw-Ground, MT43S 10/26/11 0:00 Ground Salmonella Negative Comminuted or beef Otherwise Nonintact Beef 300000024 M25 Establishment 25 Product-Raw-Ground, MT43S 10/26/11 0:00 Ground Salmonella Negative Comminuted or beef Otherwise Nonintact Beef 300000025 M26 Establishment 26 Product-Raw-Ground, MT43S 10/26/11 0:00 Ground Salmonella Negative Comminuted or beef Otherwise Nonintact Beef 300000026 M27 Establishment 27 Product-RTE-Fully RTE001 10/26/11 0:00 Caesar Salmonella Negative Cooked, Meat+Nonmeat wrap Multicomponent Chicken 300000027 M28 Establishment 28 Product-RTE-Other ALLRTE 10/26/11 0:00 Cooked Salmonella Negative Fully Cooked, Not salami Sliced-Combination species 300000028 M29 Establishment 29 Product-Raw-Ground, MT43S 10/26/11 0:00 Ground Salmonella Negative Comminuted or beef Otherwise Nonintact Beef 300000029 M30 Establishment 30 Product-RTE-Fully ALLRTE 10/26/11 0:00 Sausage Salmonella Negative Cooked, Sausage Products-Pork 300000030 M31 Establishment 31 Product-RTE-Fully RTE001 10/26/11 0:00 Wieners Salmonella Negative Cooked, Hot Dog 31
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Products-Turkey 300000031 M32 Establishment 32 Product-RTE-Fully ALLRTE 10/26/11 0:00 Cooked Salmonella Negative Cooked, Meat+Nonmeat beef patty Multicomponent-Beef 300000032 M33 Establishment 33 Product-RTE-Fully RTE001 10/26/11 0:00 Smoked Salmonella Negative Cooked, Sausage sausage Products-Combination species 300000033 M34 Establishment 34 Product-RTE RTE001 10/26/11 0:00 Patties Salmonella Negative 300000034 M35 Establishment 35 Product-RTE-Fully ALLRTE 10/26/11 0:00 Sausage Salmonella Negative Cooked, Sausage gravy Products-Pork 300000035 M36 Establishment 36 Product-RTE ALLRTE 10/26/11 0:00 Beef chili Salmonella Negative 300000036 M37 Establishment 37 Product-Raw-Ground, MT43S 10/26/11 0:00 Ground Salmonella Negative Comminuted or beef Otherwise Nonintact Beef 300000037 M38 Establishment 38 Product-RTE-Other ALLRTE 10/26/11 0:00 Meatballs Salmonella Negative Fully Cooked, Not Sliced-Combination species 300000038 M39 Establishment 39 Product-Raw-Ground, MT43S 10/26/11 0:00 Ground Salmonella Negative Comminuted or beef Otherwise Nonintact Beef 300000039 M40 Establishment 40 Product-RTE-Fully RTE001 10/26/11 0:00 Smoked Salmonella Negative Cooked, Sausage sausage Products-Combination species 32
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300000040 M41 Establishment 41 Product-RTE-Other RTE001 10/26/11 0:00 Canadian Salmonella Negative Fully Cooked, Not bacon Sliced-Pork 300000042 M43 Establishment 43 Product-RTE-Fully RTE001 10/26/11 0:00 Beef Salmonella Negative Cooked, Hot Dog frankfurters Products-Beef 300000043 M44 Establishment 44 Product-RTE-Fully RTE001 10/26/11 0:00 Pork and Salmonella Negative Cooked, Hot Dog beef Products-Combination frankfurters species 300000044 M45 Establishment 45 Product-Raw-Ground, MT43S 10/26/11 0:00 Ground Salmonella Negative Comminuted or beef Otherwise Nonintact Beef 300000045 M46 Establishment 46 Product-Raw-Ground, HC01_GB 10/26/11 0:00 Ground Salmonella Negative Comminuted or beef Otherwise Nonintact Beef 300000046 M47 Establishment 47 Product-Raw-Ground, MT43S 10/27/11 0:00 Ground Salmonella Negative Comminuted or beef Otherwise Nonintact Beef a Actual establishment names will appear in this column when FSIS posts the data.
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2010a. Food Safety and Inspection Service's Public Health Information System: Improving the Safety of Imported and Exported Meat, Poultry, and Processed Egg Products.
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