Final Report of an Audit Carried Out in Brazil Covering Brazil's Meat Inspection System, March 10 through April 14, 2005

摘要

The audit took place in Brazil from March 10 through April 14, 2005. An opening meeting was held on March 10. 2005. in Brasilia with the Central Competent Authority (CCA). which is the Department of Animal Product Inspection (Departamento de Inspecao de Produtos de Origem) (DIPOA). At this meeting, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) audit team confirmed the objective and scope of the audit, the audit itinerary, and requested additional information needed to complete the audit of Brazil's meat inspection system. The audit team was accompanied during the entire audit by representatives from DIPOA and/or representatives from the Animal Product Inspection Service (Servico de Inspecao de Produtos de Origem Animal) (SIPA). This audit was an enforcement audit. The objective of the audit was to determine whether Brazil was maintaining an equivalent meat inspection system and may continue to export meat products to the United States (U.S.). In pursuit of the objective, the following sites were visited: the headquarters of DIPOA located in Brasilia, nine SIPA offices located in different Federal Agriculture Offices at State Level in various parts of Brazil, 11 establishments (audit for payment of inspectors), seven (four government and three private) residue testing laboratories, ten (one government and nine private) microbiological testing laboratories, one cold storage facility, six meat processing establishments, and eight slaughter and processing establishments.