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Examples of measures addressed by the self-assessment tools include the possibility of product tampering; identification of security procedures and responsibilities; and evaluation of response strategies in the event of product tampering or other intentional contamination. Additional Article Information: =============================== 414 Words; formatted to 65 Characters per Line Distribution Date and Time: 2008-02-20 10:36:00 Written By: Norm Howe Copyright: 2008 Contact Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For more free-reprint articles by Norm Howe, please visit: http://www.thePhantomWriters.com/recent/author/norm-howe.html ============================================= Special Notice For Publishers and Webmasters: ============================================= If you use this article on your website or in your ezine, We Want To Know About It. 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Directed at both intentional and unintentional contamination of foods, the tools are aimed at members of the food and cosmetic industry and are to be used to identify opportunities to better guard against intentional contamination of products, according to FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Acting Center Director David Acheson. In 2003, FDA issued a set of Food and Cosmetic Security Preventive Measures Guidance documents aimed at operators of food and cosmetic establishments, as well as businesses that produce, process, store, repack, re-label, distribute, sell or transport foods, food ingredients, and cosmetics to help them minimize the risk of malicious, criminal, or terrorist actions involving products under their control. Based on industry feedback, the FDA repackaged the information found in the guidance documents and created a corresponding self-assessment tool for each document. By using the tools, industry members can get a quick and detailed assessment of the measures they currently have in place to protect against intentional contamination of their products, as well as easily determine where meaningful improvements to their current practices can be made. The self-assessment tool asks the participant to mark the presence of a variety of food protection measures with a Y (Yes), N (No), N/A (Not Applicable), or Don't Know for each item. Examples of measures addressed by the self-assessment tools include the possibility of product tampering; identification of security procedures and responsibilities; and evaluation of response strategies in the event of product tampering or other intentional contamination. As with any product that ends up in the hands (or stomachs) of consumers, it is always better to take a proactive approach toward possible contamination, rather than have to initiate a recall when it may be too late. There are several consulting companies that offer compliance services that meet FDA standards, as well as expertise in validation, production, quality, and R&D. They can offer manufacturers a proactive approach to getting it right the first time--before a product even hits the shelf--thus negating the need for a reactive response down the road. For more about the Food and Cosmetic Security Preventive Measures Guidance documents and self assessment tools, go here: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/defguids.html. For more about the Food Protection Plan, go here: http://www.fda.gov/oc/initiatives/advance/food/plan.html. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Norm Howe, Senior Partner at Validation and Compliance Institute, consultants for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. He got his BS at UC, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in chemistry at UCLA. 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