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FSIS-OPHS Food Safety Laboratory Operations
Organizational Structure -- FSIS
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Organizational Structure -- OPHS
ALASKA
CALIFORNIA
IDAHO
OREGON
WASHINGTON
MONTANA
WYOMING
UTAH COLORADO
ARIZONA
NEW MEXICO
TEXAS
OKLAHOMA
KANSAS
NEBRASKA
SOUTH DAKOTA
NORTH DAKOTAMINNESOTA
WISCONSIN
IOWA
ILLINOIS
OHIO
IN
KENTUCKY
WV
VIRGINIA
NO. CAROLINA
GEORGIA
FL
ALABAMA
MS
MISSOURI
ARKANSAS
LA
NEVADA
HAWAII
MICHIGAN
PENNSYLVANIANJ
NEW YORK
CT
MA
VT
NH
MAINE
TENNESSEE
CAROLINASO.
MD
DE
RI
DC
FSIS Laboratories
Laboratory Activities
Process 150,000 specimensMicrobiology, chemistry, pathologyNational and internationalSupport monitoring and enforcement programsISO 17025 AccreditedLIMS implementation in progress
Partners
Field Inspection Force– Prompt and dependable results
State and Federal Laboratories– Communication and coordination– Methods development– Response
Policy and Regulatory Elements
Core Activities in Food Safety
Current Activities
Routine surveillanceRegulatory complianceOutbreak investigationMethods validationProficiency testingTraining
Routine Surveillance
High throughput of routine surveillance samplesMaintain capabilityCross-train analystsCross-train laboratories
Methods Validation
Rapid screenConfirmatory testing (on site)Confirmatory testing (centralized)Method implementationISO17025 quality control
Russell Research CenterFSIS-ARS
MOSPL
Microbial Outbreaks Special Projects Laboratory – conducts advanced analyses and oversees methods
validation. – provides scientific support for risk assessment,
management, communication and emergency control of hazards associated with regulated food products.
MOSPL
Microbial analysis of outbreak or surveillance food Microbial analysis of outbreak or surveillance food specimensspecimensGenetic analysis of cultures isolated from products by Genetic analysis of cultures isolated from products by the Field Service Laboratoriesthe Field Service LaboratoriesSpecial Projects and Method ValidationsSpecial Projects and Method ValidationsBiosecurityBiosecurity preparations for analysis of food products preparations for analysis of food products contaminated with infectious agents of unknown origincontaminated with infectious agents of unknown origin
FSIS Submissions to PulseNet
Organism 2002 2003
E. coli O157:H7 156 62
L. monocytogenes 110 166
Salmonella spp. 57 49
Core Activities in Food Safety
Scope of the FERN System
Integrate the nation’s food laboratory infrastructureConsolidate results of food analyses conducted at the state and federal levelMake that information available to partners
Components of the FERN System
SurveillanceEmergency response National IntegrationTrainingMethod validationProficiency testingData communication - eLEXNET
Compilation of Analytical Methods
A Web based system that– Serves as repository for many methods from many sources– Facilitates classification of analytical methods according to
set criteria– Enables sharing of appropriately validated analytical
methodologies– Allows selection of methods based on intended use (fit-for-
purpose)
Standards-based architecture components4Core set of data elements4Secure system4 Information sharing45 analytes (E. coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella,
Campylobacter jejuni, E. coli typical)4Multimedia CD-ROM
Communications
The eLEXNET Program
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Food Testing Laboratories
Federal– FDA (ORA, CFSAN)– USDA (FSIS, APHIS,AMS, ARS, Grain Inspection)– DoD– CDC/LRN*
State agriculture, health, vet diagnosticsLocal
FERN Laboratories
Screening – level AConfirmatory – level BAdvanced attribution – Level C