TheRoleofUSDAinGuidingtheFoodProducersandProcessorsFoodProducersandProcessorsandConsumersinFoodSafetyyDr.KarleaseKellyUSDA’sFoodSafety&InspectionServiceAssistantAdministratorAssistantAdministratorOfficeofOutreach,EmployeeEducationandTrainingChinaInternationalFoodSafety&QualityConference+Expo2008USDA’sFoodSafetyOutreachUSDAsFoodSafetyOutreachThemissionofUSDA’sFoodSafety&InspectionService(FSIS)istoprotectInspectionService(FSIS)istoprotectconsumersbyensuringthatmeat,poultry,ddtfandeggproductsaresafe,secure,wholesomeandcorrectlylabeledandpackaged.ThisincludesfoodsafetyoutreachtomeatThisincludesfoodsafetyoutreachtomeat,poultry,andeggproducersandprocessorsandconsumersprocessorsandconsumers.ChinaInternationalFoodSafety&QualityConference+Expo2008USDA’sFoodSafetyOutreachtoProducersandProcessorsTheFSISOfficeofOutreach,EmployeeEducationandTrainingprovideseducationEducationandTrainingprovideseducationandtrainingresourcestosmallandveryllddsmallproducersandprocessors.ChinaInternationalFoodSafety&QualityConference+Expo2008USDA’sFoodSafetyOutreachtoProducersandProcessorsAvarietyofmethodsareusedtoreachproducersandprocessorsproducersandprocessors.-face-to-facemeetings-electronicresources(CD-ROM,web-based)based)-printedcomplianceguidanceandmodelfdftlfoodsafetyplansChinaInternationalFoodSafety&QualityConference+Expo2008USDA’sFoodSafetyOutreachtoProducersandProcessorsExamplesoffoodsafetyoutreachtoproducersandprocessors:-RegulatoryEducationSessions-Web-basedscientificandtechnicaleducationseminars-Small/VerySmallPlantwebsitey’sFoodSafetyOutreachtoConsumersTheFSISOfficeofPublicAffairsandConsumerEducationprovidesfoodsafetyConsumerEducationprovidesfoodsafetyeducationandtrainingresourcestoconsumers.ChinaInternationalFoodSafety&QualityConference+Expo2008USDA’sFoodSafetyOutreachtoConsumersExamplesoffoodsafetyoutreachtoconsumersinclude:consumersinclude:-FactSheetsBFdSfi-BeFoodSafemagazine-AskKarenontheFSISwebsite-USDAMeatandPoultryHotline-Foodsafetypodcasts-Foodsafetypodcasts-Foodsafetymobile-FoodsafetycharactersThermyandBacChinaInternationalFoodSafety&QualityConference+Expo2008USDA’sFoodSafetyOutreachtoConsumersMoreresourcesforconsumerfoodsafetyMoreresourcesforconsumerfoodsafetycanbefoundatthiswebsite:htt//fid/C&Ed’sFoodSafetyOutreachUSDAsFoodSafetyOutreachChinaInternationalFoodSafety&QualityConference+Expo2008