Methodology for Creating an Information Tool for Animal Food Facilities. Issue 3 (3rd July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Evanson, Jessica F.; Alexander, Catherine Y.; Sampedro, Fernando; Boyer, Timothy; Nault, André J; Goldsmith, Timothy J.
• Is Part Of: Journal of agricultural & food information. Volume 20:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 220
• Page End: 236
• Publication Date: 2019-07-03
• Subjects: contamination -- hazards -- literature review -- pet food; Agriculture -- Information services -- Periodicals; Food -- Information services -- Periodicals; Agriculture -- Information resources -- Periodicals; Food -- Information resources -- Periodicals; Communication in agriculture -- Periodicals; 026.6305
• DOI: 10.1080/10496505.2019.1618314
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1049-6505

Abstract

Abstract: The U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act, administered by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), requires animal feed and pet food facilities to conduct a hazard analysis by identifying and evaluating potential hazards in animal food. This paper describes the creation of an information tool designed to help animal food facilities comply with this requirement. A thorough search of the scientific literature and FDA recall data identified the occurrence of hazards in animal food, assessed the severity of the hazards, and provided a scoring system useful for the identification and prioritization of specific animal food-hazard-species combinations.