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VoluntaryNet: y An Introduction CFSF Food Attribution Workshop Pew Charitable Trusts February 1 st 2012 February 1 , 2012 VoluntaryNet The Concept VoluntaryNet The Concept UGAs CDC Food Industry Food Forum CDC, FDA, USDA, Food


  1. VoluntaryNet: y An Introduction CFSF Food Attribution Workshop Pew Charitable Trusts February 1 st 2012 February 1 , 2012

  2. VoluntaryNet – The Concept VoluntaryNet The Concept • UGA’s CDC Food Industry Food Forum – CDC, FDA, USDA, Food Industry Participants • CDC’s desire to get better insight into industry’s world • Industry’s desire to better understand CDC process and historical info as to trends on ingredients • Opportunity to provide better transparency between Industry and Govt (CDC FDA USDA) between Industry and Govt (CDC, FDA, USDA) • Funding provided by industry participants

  3. VoluntaryNet – The Process VoluntaryNet The Process • Isolate database working group established • The 500 pound gorilla Th 500 d ill – Industry concern about implication – CDC concern about info provided and in the event of an – CDC concern about info provided and in the event of an issue, industry coming forward • Conceptual beginning: Imported tomatoes • Roadblock – Getting past it • VetNet presentation – agreed that this was the direction we needed to go

  4. VoluntaryNet – The Tool VoluntaryNet The Tool • Third party managed database ‐ UGA • Anonymity of samples A it f l – No identification of company submitting samples • Company knows their sample identification Company knows their sample identification – Database administrator would not know who sample are from • Third party DBA manages data for emerging trends and compares info with CDC PulseNet database as a licensed user • CDC monitors PulseNet and inquires VoluntaryNet if trend CDC monitors PulseNet and inquires VoluntaryNet if trend identified or if epi leads them to food

  5. VoluntaryNet – The Launch VoluntaryNet The Launch • Intent is to launch the tool January 1, 2012 Intent is to launch the tool January 1, 2012 • Group meeting with FDA October 7 • Industry will provide any historical isolate info • Industry will provide any historical isolate info if feasible • CDC will provide Industry with historical • CDC will provide Industry with historical information from PulseNet on hot items or hot regions for risk assessment hot regions for risk assessment • MOU’s to be completed and funding to be raised raised

  6. Thank you! Thank you!

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