date:Nov 01, 2012
h to rank countries based on risk they look at SRT submissions, past problems and the results of FSIS re-inspection testing at the ports of entry. The criteria have not been made public.
Budget and transparency concerns
There is some disagreement about what motivated FSIS to adopt a new approach to foreign inspection.
Agency officials insist that budget constraints were not the reason for scaling back in-country visits. House Appropriations Committee staff confirmed that FSIS has received ap