date:Nov 01, 2012
rsight. The self reporting tool has been supplementing in-country audits since 2010, according to the agency.
We get more information from countries on an ongoing basis, said an FSIS official. Were going to do less in-country audits.
This is more of a document approach, said one former FSIS official, adding that SRT is more cost effective than extensive onsite audits. It doesnt make sense to keep going back to the countries that dont have problems.
The agency is already using a tiered approac