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NACCHO Announces 7th Cohort for the Mentorship Program for the Retail Program...

NACCHO is pleased to announce the seventh cohort for its Mentorship Program for the Retail Program Standards, made possible through a...

Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang

  • Impact of the NACCHO Mentorship Program for the Retail Program Standards

    The History of NACCHO’s Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program Did you know that that each year 48 million people get sick from a...

    Sep 28, 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

  • 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

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    Retail Program Standards Blog Series: Self-Assessment

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) collaboratively developed the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards) 20 years ago. The Retail Program Standards are designed to help food regulatory programs enhance the services they provide to the public. When applied in the intended manner, the Retail Program Standards should identify program […]

    Aug 20, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Food Safety & Inspection

    NACCHO Conference for Food Protection Sharing Session Recording

    NACCHO hosted an online sharing session on the Conference for Food Protection on July 17, 2018. The Conference for Food Protection (CFP) is a non-profit organization created to provide a formal process whereby members of industry, regulatory, academia, consumer and professional organizations are afforded equal input in the development and/or modification of Food Safety Guidance. […]

    Aug 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Food Safety & Inspection

    Retail Program Standards Grant Program 2019 Application Process

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) are partnering for the 2019 AFDO-Managed Retail Program Standards Grant Program.  The program provides funds for the completion of projects and training to enhance conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards). The application portal will...

    Aug 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Hazards & Health Effects

    Announcing NACCHO’s New Environmental Health Advice Column, Greener Guidance

    NACCHO is launching a new environmental health advice column in our monthly environmental health e-newsletter, The Greener Side of Local Public Health. The new column, launching in the August 2018 issue of the e-newsletter, is called Greener Guidance. See all published columns here. What can I submit? Anyone is welcome to submit environmental health questions, […]

    Jul 23, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Press Release, Tools & Resources, Food Safety & Inspection

    FDA Issues 2017 Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the 2017 edition of the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards), which define the key elements of an effective retail food regulatory program for state, local, tribal, and territorial food regulatory agencies. The Retail Program Standards provide recommendations for designing and managing these retail...

    Mar 07, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    NACCHO Announces 7th Cohort for the Mentorship Program for the Retail Program Standards

    NACCHO is pleased to announce the seventh cohort for its Mentorship Program for the Retail Program Standards, made possible through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 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 05, 2017 | Amy Chang

    Impact of the NACCHO Mentorship Program for the Retail Program Standards

    The History of NACCHO’s Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program Did you know that that each year 48 million people get sick from a foodborne illness, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die in the United States?[1] Or that 60% of foodborne illness outbreaks occur at restaurants? [2] Given the gravity of the situation, the U.S. Food […]

    Sep 28, 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 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

    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 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

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