2004 Report
Data Results and Discussion
- For each of the 9 facility types the Data Results will present:
C. A national strengths/weaknesses assessment of management systems for controlling the occurrence of
foodborne illness risk factors
Speaker's Notes
-A summary table of the risk factors and individual data items in need of priority attention.
As you view the upcoming slides, some of you will begin to focus on the out of compliance percentages for the risk factors and the data items. This fixation on compliance percentage numbers can draw attention away from one of the most important uses of the data results. The 2004 Report should be used as a strengths/weaknesses assessment of you own industry food safety management system or regulatory retail food protection program.
For industry, when the study identifies a food safety practice or employee behavior as having a high Out of Compliance percentage, the question to ask is what procedures or processes are currently in place in my operation to ensure active managerial control of that specific item? An assessment should be made of existing food safety management systems to ensure there are not any gaps in control measures for the specific item identified.
For regulatory food safety professionals, an examination should be made of current food establishment inspection protocols to ensure that food safety practices and employee behaviors with high Out of Compliance percentages are inspection priorities. Is the appropriate time being taken to assess industry's active managerial control of these areas?
