Development of Strategies to Sustain and Improve Food/Feed Rapid Response Capabil

项目摘要/建议书摘要 弗吉尼亚州农业和消费者服务部(VDACS)正在寻求美国政府的资助。 食品和药物管理局根据RFA-FD-13-006支持部门的快速反应小组 (RRT)实施和续建项目。申请的资金数额为90万美元。 VDACS办公室的乳制品和食品，食品安全和保障计划符合所有要求，将是 有资格获得这笔资金。该计划是该州的人造食品监管计划， 有现行的FDA食品安全检验合同。2009年，食品安全和保障计划是 根据PA-090183，作为最初的9个快速反应小组州之一获得资助。。 根据这些以前的合作协议收到的资金被用来创建一个功能性和 弗吉尼亚州联邦内的综合快速反应小组，包括来自 弗吉尼亚州农业和消费者服务部，弗吉尼亚州卫生部， 综合实验室服务部、FDA巴尔的摩地区办事处和美国国务院 农业部。上面列出的所有机构都参加了每周一次的电话会议，每个电话会议都提供了最新情况 关于影响英联邦内食品安全和/或安全的任何持续或新出现的问题 弗吉尼亚。电话会议上提出的问题由所有与会者讨论，未来的行动方针是 经小组同意。关于这一活动的讨论继续通过每周的电话会议和其他 电子邮件通信，直到情况得到成功解决。这些电话和其他电话 在之前的资金来源下开发的沟通程序使弗吉尼亚州能够 显著提高食源性疫情应对的速度和效率。 此外，利用以前的合作协议提供的资金进行了详细的自我评估 对我局加工食品监管计划的评估和改进 计划使我们更接近完全符合MFRPS中的所有十个标准，包括标准5， 这与这项合作协议的可交付成果是一致的。 新的注册商标注册机制所提供的资金将用于继续发展注册商标注册机制的概念。 实施程序，以整合所有方案的食品安全反应 与英联邦合作，包括地方、州和联邦合作伙伴。此外，基金将 用于生成场景和练习，以测试RRT概念的能力和功能 在英联邦内部发展起来的。我们还将继续制定和审查 《RRT最佳实践手册》。最后，收到的任何资金都将用于援助 指导寻求适应RRT能力的受资助和非受资助的州。

Project Summary/ Proposal Abstract The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is seeking funding from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under RFA-FD-13-006 to support the department's Rapid Response Team (RRT) Implementation and Continuation Project. The amount of funding requested is $900,000. The VDACS Office of Dairy and Foods, Food Safety & Security Program meets all requirements to be eligible for this funding. The program serves as the state's manufactured food regulatory program and has a current FDA food safety inspection contract. In 2009 the Food Safety & Security Program was awarded funding as one of the original 9 Rapid Response Team states under PA-090183. . Funding received under these previous cooperative agreements was utilized to create a functional and integrated Rapid Response Team within the Commonwealth of Virginia including representation from Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Virginia Department of Health, the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, the FDA Baltimore District Office, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. All of the agencies listed above participate in weekly calls where each provides an update on any on-going or emerging issues impacting food safety and/or security within the Commonwealth of Virginia. Issues brought up on the calls are discussed by all participants and a course of future action is agreed upon by the group. Discussion about the event continues via the weekly calls and additional email communications until the situation has been successfully resolved. These calls and the other communication procedures developed under the previous funding source have enabled Virginia to significantly increase the speed and efficiency of foodborne outbreak response. Additionally, funding from the previous cooperative agreements was utilized to conduct a detailed self assessment of our agency's Manufactured Food Regulatory Program and to develop an improvement plan to bring us closer to full compliance with all ten Standards within the MFRPS including Standard 5, which is aligned with the deliverables of this cooperative agreement. Funding provided by the new RFA will be utilized to continue the development of the RRT concept by implementing procedures geared towards integrating the food safety response by all programs operating with the Commonwealth including local, state, and federal partners. Additionally, funds will be utilized to produce scenarios and exercises to test the capability and functionality of RRT concepts developed within the Commonwealth. We will also continue work on the development and review of the RRT Best Practices Manual. Finally, any funding received will be used to aid in the process of mentoring funded and non-funded states looking to adapt RRT capabilities.