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[Creation of an ongoing database on food inspections to improve the Food Service effectiveness].

The purpose of the present study is to create a database for the collection and analysis of data related to the inspection program carried out by a Food and Nutrition Unit, Department of Health Services Milan 1. 1202 reports, stored in the archives of the Unit, were examined. On the basis of the results a computerised reporting form by Microsoft Access was created. The study confirms the necessity of a computerised recording system to point out the most common infractions and to standardise the work of operators. Moreover, on the basis of available data, food inspection activity can be more easily planned focusing on the actual local problems. The described system is a valid tool to store and analyse the information gathered from the inspections. Further implementations could make the database more informative.

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PubMed2000

Monitoring of domestic and imported eggs for veterinary drug residues by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) routinely monitors the Canadian food supply to ensure that the levels of antibiotic residues are below the stated regulatory guidelines. Over a two-year period, both domestic and imported eggs in Canada were analyzed for a number of veterinary drugs. These included chloramphenicol, beta-lactams, fluoroquinolones, halofuginone, macrolides, sulfonamides, tetracyclines, decoquinate, and coccidiostats. More than 99% of the samples screened were found to be free of any veterinary drug residue. The remainder were found to contain tetracyclines, sulfonamides, ciprofloxacin, macrolides, streptomycin, clopidol, ethopabate, and nitromide. Current methods used for the analysis of these residues are discussed.

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PubMed2003

The organisation of federal Veterinary Services in Canada: the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

The organisational design of a national Veterinary Service is critical to the overall quality and integrity of its animal health and veterinary public health infrastructure. It is well recognised that the diversity of political, economic and social situations which exist in and between countries dictates that no one model of organisational structure can be applied to all circumstances. In Canada, a re-organisation of the approach of the federal government to food inspection in 1997 resulted in the transfer of the veterinary administration to a newly created agency called the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The authors provide a short background on the impetus for the creation of the CFIA and an overview of its organisational structure and responsibilities in animal and veterinary public health and food safety. Also included are the logic models that were developed for the federal Veterinary Services as part of their quality and performance management framework. Integrating all federally mandated food inspection systems under the CFIA has had concrete benefits in clarifying roles and responsibilities, reducing overlap and duplication of programme functions, improving service delivery and facilitating federal-provincial collaboration. Moreover, the strength of the organisation lies in the ability of the Canadian Veterinary Services to adhere to the fundamental principles of quality which are recommended by the OIE (World organisation for animal health) for the evaluation of Veterinary Services. No single organisational structure can guarantee a highly effective or competent Veterinary Service. Common challenges exist that may or may not be addressed in whole or in part by the organisational structure. The challenges highlighted in this paper provide further thoughts on the management of shared jurisdiction, meeting public health objectives, balancing science and political accountability, and defining the role and jurisdiction of veterinarians.

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