FDA inspections of domestic food facilities.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Food and Drug Administration--Auditing.

United States.

United States. Food and Drug Administration.

Food adulteration and inspection--United States--Auditing.

Food adulteration and inspection.

Food--Safety measures--Government policy--United States--Auditing.

Food.

Food Contamination--legislation & jurisprudence.

Food Handling--legislation & jurisprudence.

Food Inspection--legislation & jurisprudence.

Auditing.

Medical Subjects:

Food Contamination--legislation & jurisprudence.

Food Handling--legislation & jurisprudence.

Food Inspection--legislation & jurisprudence.

United States.

Genre:

Online resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv, 31 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Food and Drug Administration inspections of domestic food facilities

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, 2010.

Summary:

Each year, more than 300,000 Americans are hospitalized and 5,000 die after consuming contaminated foods and beverages. Recent high-profile outbreaks of foodborne illness have raised serious questions about FDA's inspections process and its ability to protect the Nation's food supply. The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry requested that the Office of Inspector General (OIG) review the extent to which FDA conducts food facility inspections and identifies violations. FDA inspects food facilities to ensure food safety and compliance with regulations. During an inspection, FDA inspectors may identify potential violations of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act as well as other applicable laws and regulations. Based on the outcome of the inspection, FDA assigns a facility one of three classifications: official action indicated (OAI), voluntary action indicated (VAI), or no action indicated (NAI). In addition, FDA may choose to change a facility's initial classification to another classification under certain circumstances.

Contents:

Executive summary

Introduction

Findings

Recommendations

Appendixes

Acknowledgments.

Notes:

Title from title caption (viewed on June 2, 2010).

"OEI-02-08-0080."

"April 2010."

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: FDA inspections of domestic food facilities

OCLC:

645336066