Overview of USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service

Hosted by NEHA

Webinar | November 2, 2023, 3 pm ET

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the public health agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) responsible for ensuring that the nation’s commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products, whether domestic or imported, is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged. This webinar will give a broad overview of FSIS’ roles and responsibilities in protecting public health through food safety. We will also provide insight on FSIS’ Office of Investigation, Enforcement and Audit (OIEA) as this is the program area within FSIS that conducts surveillance and investigative activities at businesses that handle meat, poultry, and egg products for commerce; investigation of foodborne illness outbreaks; response to natural disaster and intentional contamination events; and enforcement of FSIS criminal, civil and administrative sanctions, and authorities.

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Speakers

Thomas Collaro, USDA, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has been with the Agency for over 25 years. He has worked in various positions during his years at the USDA, mostly in New England and the mid-Atlantic states and is a strong advocate for food safety. He’s currently the Deputy Regional Director for the Northeast Region within FSIS’ Office of Investigation, Enforcement and Audit.

Robert Bane was appointed the Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS) Office of Investigation, Enforcement and Audit (OIEA) in September 2020. In this capacity, Bane leads the Agency’s surveillance and investigation activities for incidents of foodborne illness outbreaks, recalls, natural disasters and intentional contamination, and oversees state and foreign audit programs and enforcement and litigation functions.