Georgia Regulatory Cooperative Agreement to Enhance Produce Safety

项目摘要： 生产安全计划的制定将为监管建立一个统一的基础 《农产品安全规则》中所述的佐治亚州商品。该项目的开发和实施 将协助联邦和州计划更好地指导他们的监管活动，以减少食源性疾病 与种植、收获、包装和持有供人类消费的农产品有关的危险。 合作协议申请资金的计划需求包括： 对该州的农产品景观和可用资源进行评估。 建立了开发和维护农产品农场库存的框架和流程。 为项目基础设施提供资源并对其进行投资。 制定与地方、州和联邦合作伙伴就生产安全进行协调的具体机制 活动。 制定了实施生产安全体系的多年计划。 开发了一个绩效评估系统。 评估对新的或更新的产品立法或监管机构的需求。 为所涵盖的农业作业制定和/或提供教育、推广和技术援助 这是规矩。 为辖区生产安全制定和/或提供教育、推广和技术援助 监管者。 设计并实施合规计划。 如果根据这项合作协议申请获得资金，格鲁吉亚将继续努力实现完全符合 随着我们在专注于公共健康的生产安全计划中建设能力，同时在 与FDA和其他利益攸关方合作，作为综合食品安全体系的一部分。

Project Abstract: The development of a produce safety program will establish a uniform foundation for the regulatory oversight of Georgia commodities described in the Produce Safety Rule. The development and implementation of this program will assist federal and state programs to better direct their regulatory activities toward reducing foodborne illness hazards as related to growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce for human consumption. Program needs for the cooperative agreement application funding include:  Conduct assessment of the State’s produce landscape and available resources.  Establish a framework and process to develop and maintain a produce farm inventory.  Provide resources for, and invest in, program infrastructure.  Develop specific mechanisms to coordinate with local, state, and federal partners for produce safety activities.  Formulate a multi-year plan to implement a produce safety system.  Develop a performance measurement system.  Evaluate the need for new or updated produce legislative or regulatory authority.  Develop and/or provide education, outreach, and technical assistance to farming operations covered by the rule.  Develop and/or provide education, outreach, and technical assistance to jurisdictional produce safety regulators.  Design and implement a compliance program. If funded under this cooperative agreement application, Georgia will continue to strive toward full conformance with the rule as we build capacity in a produce safety program focused on public health, while working in collaboration with FDA and other stakeholders as part of an Integrated Food Safety System.