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Food Safety Modernization Act Update: Compliance Guide for Small Businesses under...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a compliance guide for small businesses under the Food Safety Modernization...
Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang
Funding Announcement: 2017-2018 NACCHO Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program
NACCHO, in coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is now accepting mentee and mentor applications (through...
Sep 06, 2017 | Amy Chang
New NACCHO Food Safety and Defense Webinar Recordings
NACCHO recently released several new food safety and defense e-learning resources for local retail regulatory food programs. These...
Jun 30, 2017 | Amy Chang
Using NEARS To Enhance Foodborne Illness Outbreak Response
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS) is a surveillance...
Apr 19, 2017 | Amy Chang
FDA Funding Opportunity: Food Regulatory Program Standards
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a new funding opportunity for state, tribal and territorial governments...
Apr 07, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Registration Extended: FDA Retail Program Standards Training
The Washington State Department of Health is hosting a three-day, in-person training on the FDA Voluntary National Retail Food...
Mar 07, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Announcing Sixth Cohort in NACCHO Mentorship Program for the Retail Program Standards
Made possible through a new cooperative agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), NACCHO is pleased to announce the...
Dec 02, 2016 | Amy Chang
Funding Opportunity: 2017 AFDO Retail Program Standards Grant Program
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) are seeking applicants for the 2017...
Oct 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
IDSA Initiatives Seek to Overcome Antibiotic Resistance
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is undertaking several policy-oriented initiatives to combat antimicrobial...
Sep 20, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Food Safety Modernization Act Update: Compliance Guide for Small Businesses under Produce Safety RuleThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a compliance guide for small businesses under the Food Safety Modernization Act ‘s (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule. Retail food regulatory programs can share these guides with small businesses in their community to help them meet the federal standard. Click here to access the guide. Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Funding Announcement: 2017-2018 NACCHO Retail Program Standards Mentorship ProgramNACCHO, in coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is now accepting mentee and mentor applications (through Friday, October 13, 2017) from state, local, territorial, and tribal retail food regulatory programs for the 2017-2018 cohort of NACCHO’s Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program. Program participants (mentors and mentees) will have opportunities to learn, share... Sep 06, 2017 | Amy Chang |
New NACCHO Food Safety and Defense Webinar RecordingsNACCHO recently released several new food safety and defense e-learning resources for local retail regulatory food programs. These resources include the following: NACCHO Risk Factor Studies Sharing Session Part I: Considerations for Conducting Retail Food Risk Factor Studies Upon completion of this webinar session participants will be able to: Explain the purpose and objectives for conducting... Jun 30, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Using NEARS To Enhance Foodborne Illness Outbreak ResponseThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS) is a surveillance system used to capture environmental assessment data from foodborne illness outbreak investigations. Local retail food regulatory programs that participate in NEARS can help prevent foodborne illness outbreaks associated with retail food facilities in their... Apr 19, 2017 | Amy Chang |
FDA Funding Opportunity: Food Regulatory Program StandardsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a new funding opportunity for state, tribal and territorial governments enrolled in the Voluntary Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards. The intended outcome of this project is to advance efforts for a nationally integrated food safety system by assisting retail food regulatory programs in achieving conformance with the […] Apr 07, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Registration Extended: FDA Retail Program Standards TrainingThe Washington State Department of Health is hosting a three-day, in-person training on the FDA Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards) taking place on April 18-20, 2017 in Bremerton, Washington. The FDA Retail Program Standards are designed to help food regulatory programs enhance the services they provide to the public. The Washington […] Mar 07, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Announcing Sixth Cohort in NACCHO Mentorship Program for the Retail Program StandardsMade possible through a new cooperative agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), NACCHO is pleased to announce the sixth participant cohort for its Mentorship Program for the Retail Program Standards. The peer mentorship program provides opportunities to learn, share experiences, and acquire tools and resources related to the FDA’s Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory... Dec 02, 2016 | Amy Chang |
Funding Opportunity: 2017 AFDO Retail Program Standards Grant ProgramThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) are seeking applicants for the 2017 AFDO-administered Retail Program Standards Grant Program. State, local, territorial, and tribal regulatory retail food programs enrolled in the Retail Program Standards are encouraged to apply by from November 2- December 1, 2016. This program provides […] Oct 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
IDSA Initiatives Seek to Overcome Antibiotic ResistanceThe Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is undertaking several policy-oriented initiatives to combat antimicrobial resistance. Check them out below and learn how your local health department can support these activities: Antibiotic Development: The 10x’20 Initiative: IDSA’s regulatory and legislative effort to spur research and development of new antibiotics to treat serious... Sep 20, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
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