USDA FSIS To Host Webinar on Expanded Data Access for PHIS
The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is inviting industry to take part in a webinar on October 4, 2022, from 1pm to 2 pm ET to learn more about the expanded functions in the Public Health Information System (PHIS) for industry users, which was announced in the September 9, 2022, Constituent Update.
The expansion, launching in October, will allow industry users to review and suggest modifications to FSIS data associated with their establishment profile, such as product volumes and product groups. FSIS inspection program personnel will then be able to verify and approve or deny the modifications within PHIS.
Pre-registration for the webinar is not required. Attendees can access the webinar on the FSIS website event page. A recording of the webinar, along with presentation slides, will be posted on the FSIS website for those unable to attend.
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