Food Safety and Inspection Followup on the 2007 and 2008 Audit Initiatives

Provide training to all FSIS district and establishment personnel on issuing noncompliance records and linking noncompliance records if appropriate. This training should include a module that specifically addresses concerns that warrant a noncompliance record and when it is
appropriate to link two or more noncompliance records.

Develop and implement procedures for district officials to follow and document when performing oversight and monitoring of front-line supervisors' activities.

Develop and implement a policy that requires front-line supervisors to document their monitoring and oversight activities (separate from the twice per year IPPS review requirement) at assigned establishments on a periodic basis.

Provide the front-line supervisors with training on managing their circuits and using systemgenerated reports to monitor and oversee inspection activities at assigned establishments. This training should include guidance on preparing adequate documentation of these activities.

Complete an assessment of the process used for recording HATS verification activities (rounding methodology and minimum reporting requirements) and evaluate whether the current process provides the most accurate representation of the agency’s time devoted to monitoring humane handling activities. This assessment should document the analysis performed to reach the conclusions. If the assessment shows that a different process is needed, establish timeframes for implementing the new process and also establish a process to verify that the actions are completed within the established timeframes.