This directive provides instructions to Enforcement, Investigation, and Analysis Officers (EIAO) on how to schedule, conduct, and document the Public Health Risk Evaluation (PHRE) methodology in the Public Health Information System (PHIS).
For use beginning 12/22/2022
This directive provides instructions for the uniform use of sample seals to ensure the integrity of samples submitted to FSIS and other laboratories for analysis. The uniform use of sample seals and identity labels ensure that sample integrity and identity are maintained.
This directive provides instructions for issuing a commercial licenses, to have the license voluntarily suspended or withdrawn; and to reinstate the license after voluntary suspension or voluntary withdrawal.
Finally, this directive provides instructions for entering data related to these activities and how to manage a Federal grant of inspection (GOI) in the Public Health Information System (PHIS).
This directive instructs Enforcement, Investigations and Analysis Officers (EIAOs) and EIAO-trained Public Health Veterinarians (PHVs) on how to conduct Food Safety Assessments (FSAs) within seven production days. This directive also provides instructions on how to document FSAs using the FSA tools in the FSA Module in the Public Health Information System (PHIS). The FSA tools are a series of questionnaires that guide the EIAO in gathering information to assess the establishment’s food safety system. FSIS is reissuing this directive to clarify instructions, add new FSA tools, and remove outdated information.
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (VAAFM) is pleased to submit the ‘Payment for Ecosystem Services and Soil Health Working Group Final Report,’ as required by Section 3 of Act 83 (2019); Section 24 of Act 129 (2020); and Section 3 of Act 47 (2021).
Originating Agency: Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Name of Report: Payment for Ecosystem Services and Soil Health Working Group Final Report
Body to which report is being submitted: Senate Committee on Agriculture; House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry.
Required Date of Submission: January 15, 2023
Statutory Reference: Section 3 of Act 83 (2019); Section 24 of Act 129 (2020); and Section 3 of Act 47 (2021)
