date:Nov 01, 2012
propriations on par with what theyve requested.
But a former FSIS official from the Office of International Affairs told Food Safety News that budgetary pressures were a major factor in the change.
The budget restrictions had pretty much forced the agency to re-evaluate the most cost effective way to do audits, they said, noting that the agency is trying to transition to a more risk-based approach across the board.
FSIS said the new approach was suggested by the National Advisory Committee on