food safety in the united states: shared responsibility inadequate results
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Food Safety In the United States: Shared responsibility Inadequate results. David Scoville 11/13/07 ENVR 230. Regulatory Agencies. U.S. Food and Drug Administration Department of Agriculture U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. USDA. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Food Safety In the Food Safety In the United States:United States:
Shared responsibility Shared responsibility Inadequate resultsInadequate results
David David ScovilleScoville
11/13/0711/13/07ENVR 230ENVR 230
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Regulatory AgenciesRegulatory Agencies• U.S. Food and Drug Administration U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture
• U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Centers for Disease Control and Centers for Disease Control and PreventionPrevention
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USDAUSDA• Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
• Food Safety Information Center (NAL)Food Safety Information Center (NAL)
FDAFDA• Center for Food Safety and Applied Center for Food Safety and Applied
NutritionNutrition
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CDCCDC• Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Division of Bacterial and Mycotic
Diseases – Food Safety OfficeDiseases – Food Safety Office
EPAEPA• Office of Pesticide ProgramsOffice of Pesticide Programs
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““TheThe Bad Bug Book“ Bad Bug Book“ 11
• PATHOGENIC BACTERIAPATHOGENIC BACTERIA– Salmonella, Staphylococcus, ShigellaSalmonella, Staphylococcus, Shigella
• (EEC Group)(EEC Group)– 4 different classes : ETEC, EPEC, EHEC, EIEC4 different classes : ETEC, EPEC, EHEC, EIEC
• PARASITIC PROTOZOA and WORMSPARASITIC PROTOZOA and WORMS– GiardiaGiardia
• VIRUSESVIRUSES– hepatitis A and Ehepatitis A and E
• NATURAL TOXINSNATURAL TOXINS
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OUTBREAKSOUTBREAKS
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OUTBREAKSOUTBREAKS
* Data from CDC Food Safety Office, chart created by David Scoville
# of Food Borne Illness Outbreaks per year from 2000-2005 and the corresponding number of cases
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Reporting OutbreaksReporting Outbreaks• Contact county or local health Contact county or local health
departmentdepartment
• Enough complaints can lead to Enough complaints can lead to investigatory study from CDC or investigatory study from CDC or other government agency.other government agency.
• Study results can lead to recalls.Study results can lead to recalls.
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RecallsRecalls• Recalls ordered by the FDA only when food Recalls ordered by the FDA only when food
production companies refuse to remove production companies refuse to remove products on their own.products on their own.
• Three classes of recalls:Three classes of recalls:I : dangerous or defective products,I : dangerous or defective products, serious health serious health
problems or death problems or death
II: temporary health problem, slight threat of a II: temporary health problem, slight threat of a serious nature serious nature
III - violate FDA labeling or manufacturing III - violate FDA labeling or manufacturing regulations, but are unlikely to cause any adverse regulations, but are unlikely to cause any adverse health reaction. health reaction.
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RecallsRecalls• Castleberry’s Food Company – 7/21/07Castleberry’s Food Company – 7/21/07
– Multilple brands, mainly processed meat Multilple brands, mainly processed meat productsproducts
– Natural Balance is a brand ofNatural Balance is a brand ofdog food that is recalled by samedog food that is recalled by samecompanycompany
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RecallsRecalls• February 14, 2007 – PeterPan and February 14, 2007 – PeterPan and
Great Value Peanut butter – Great Value Peanut butter – Salmonella Salmonella
Product codes beginning with 2111-Product codes beginning with 2111-
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InadequaciesInadequacies• In March 2007 alone, 850 shipments In March 2007 alone, 850 shipments
of grains, fish, vegetables, nuts, spice, of grains, fish, vegetables, nuts, spice, oils detained were detained by FDA.oils detained were detained by FDA.– Only 1.3% of food imports are inspected Only 1.3% of food imports are inspected
by FDA.by FDA.– Means that upwards of Means that upwards of 6500065000 shipments shipments
of imported food are contaminated but of imported food are contaminated but not caught by the FDA.not caught by the FDA.
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Reasons…Reasons…• USDA given most of $1.7 billion federal USDA given most of $1.7 billion federal
budget for food safety, but only budget for food safety, but only responsible for 20% of imported food.responsible for 20% of imported food.– USDA requires foreign inspection USDA requires foreign inspection
certificates, and are able to inspect certificates, and are able to inspect everything being imported. everything being imported.
• FDA gets ~24% of budget, and around FDA gets ~24% of budget, and around 80% of responsibility for imported 80% of responsibility for imported food.food.
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ReasonsReasons• FDA and USDA methods of FDA and USDA methods of
regulation enforcement:regulation enforcement:– Return imported contaminated food to Return imported contaminated food to
sourcesource
– Destroy imported contaminated food Destroy imported contaminated food
– Issue recall after problem has broken Issue recall after problem has broken outout
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ReferencesReferences• U.S. food imports rarely inspectedU.S. food imports rarely inspected
– http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18132087/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18132087/
• http://www.foodsafety.govhttp://www.foodsafety.gov• http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.htmlhttp://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html• http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/• http://www.fsis.usda.gov/http://www.fsis.usda.gov/• http://riley.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?http://riley.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?
info_center=16&tax_level=1/info_center=16&tax_level=1/• http://www.castleberrys.com/news_productrecall.asphttp://www.castleberrys.com/news_productrecall.asp• http://www.personalinjurylawyeramerica.com/peanut-butter-http://www.personalinjurylawyeramerica.com/peanut-butter-
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