FSIS Exchanges WGS Information with FDA, Enhances Data Sharing with CDC
As of February 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Food Safety and Nutrition began sharing whole genome sequencing information. This exchange of information will permit more efficient use of resources and will contribute to improved public health protection.
Results are being shared for all Listeria monocytogenes isolates collected at dual-jurisdiction establishments where the potential for L. monocytogenes harborage in the environment has implications to both FSIS- and FDA-regulated products. Information from other pathogen testing programs (e.g., Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157:H7) may also be shared if there are links to outbreak investigations.