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Specialty Crops Inspection Division - Leading Industry in Food Safety Verification and Quality Assurance Services - USDA/Manatee County Port Authority Trade Development Meeting, May 2017

SCI Division - History Established in October 2012 as a result of the merger of the  Processed and Fresh Products Inspection Divisions. Now providing our clients with a one stop shop for services  USDA inspection – serving the food industry since 1917  USDA/Manatee County Port Authority Trade Development Meeting, May 2017

SCI Division – Who We Are  45 USDA and more than 80 Federal- State offices across the U.S.  More than 900 employees Conducting:  Food Safety Auditing  Quality Assurance inspection,  Product certification, including  Section 8e import compliance Product and process reviews,   Industry Training USDA/Manatee County Port Authority Trade Development Meeting, May 2017

SCI Division – Services Provided Food Safety Verification  Good Manufacturing Practices  (GMPs) Processing Plant Sanitation • • Warehouse, packaging, and distribution facilities  Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)  Food Defense  Domestic Origin USDA/Manatee County Port Authority Trade Development Meeting, May 2017

SCI Division – Quality Assurance Fresh and processed fruits and  vegetables and other food products Juices and beverage products  Frozen  Canned  Domestic and Export Certification  Customized services with or  without a seal Quality Monitoring Program  USDA/Manatee County Port Authority Trade Development Meeting, May 2017

Section 8e Compliance  All imported commodities subject to AMS Section 8e regulation must be presented for inspection as separate lots that correspond to each individual Customs Entry Number . SCI delivers the certification to  keep your product moving through the supply chain. USDA/Manatee County Port Authority Trade Development Meeting, May 2017

Section 8e Commodities Avocados Dates Hazelnuts/Filberts, Pistachios & Walnuts Grapefruit Table Grapes Kiwifruit Olives Onions Oranges Irish Potatoes Raisins Tomatoes USDA/Manatee County Port Authority Trade Development Meeting, May 2017

• Provides a cost-efficient solution when official certification are not needed. • Results driven • Enhance a client’s QA program through a variety of QMP options. • USDA uses client specifications or the U.S. Standards for Grades as the baseline for measuring product quality and supplier performance. USDA/Manatee County Port Authority Trade Development Meeting, May 2017

SCI Division – Bundling Services When our clients bundle services they realize economies of scale: • Providing compliance to regulations Strengthening the supply chain • Providing your customers with an • added layer of assurance Saves our clients $$ • USDA/Manatee County Port Authority Trade Development Meeting, May 2017

Services and Information Contacts Jessica Brower 863-294-7416, Cell: 863-450-7022 Jessica.Brower@ams.usda.gov Other Key Contacts: Marketing Orders and Agreements Division (MOAD) Director, Marketing Order and Agreement Division (202) 720-2491 USDA/Manatee County Port Authority Trade Development Meeting, May 2017

Services and Information Contacts Jessica Brower 863-294-7416, Cell: 863-450-7022 Jessica.Brower@ams.usda.gov Other Key Contacts: APHIS – Florida Contact 770-761-5420 USDA/Manatee County Port Authority Trade Development Meeting, May 2017