8/31/2009 - 1 - Revised 3/2009
Conference for Food Protection
Executive Board Meeting Committee Report
This report must be submitted to your Council Chair for review so that it can be approved and submitted to the
Executive Board via the Executive Director 30 days before each Executive Board Meeting (held in April and August of
each year). The report must be accompanied by an updated committee roster on the Excel spreadsheet provided
(Committee Members Template) located here: HUhttp://www.foodprotect.org/work/UH.
COMMITTEE NAME: U NVEAIS
COUNCIL (I, II, or III): Council II
DATE OF REPORT:
August 21, 2009
SUBMITTED BY: Ric Mathis
COMMITTEE CHARGE(S):
UCharge 1)
Review the concept of a NVEAIS as proposed in the attached CDC NVEAIS Background Paper
UCharge 2)
Prepare a report on the NVEAIS concept for the fall 2009 CFP Executive Board meeting to
cover but not limited to:
(a) a brief description of a NVEIAS
(b) a detailed description of the anticipated usefulness of a NVEAIS to food safety programs
(c)) the feasibility of reporting environmental assessment data to CDC by food safety programs
(d) the acceptability of a NVEAIS by food safety program managers and the willingness to
participate
(e) if appropriate, based on committee deliberations, a recommendation to continue the
committee’s work; if not appropriate based on committee deliberations, report the committee’s
work complete and recommend the committee be dissolved
UCharge 3
Determine how a NVEAIS could be best supported by the Conference for Food Protection-
(a) explore the appropriateness of an amendment to Standard 5, Foodborne Illness and Food
security Preparedness and Response and,
(b) as may be appropriate, develop a recommendation and/or issue for the 2010 CFP Biennial
Meeting
REQUESTED ACTION BY BOARD (If Applicable): Review Re