Application for funding resources to support conformance with the FDA Manufacture

佛蒙特州健康部门-食品和住宿计划 符合加工食品监管程序标准 佛蒙特州是新英格兰的一个小州，人口约为62万。这个 佛蒙特州的食品景观是多样的，有许多当地产品的小型生产者和加工商 从农场到餐桌。当以就业和国家生产总值来衡量时，食品 制造业是佛蒙特州的第二大制造业。《佛蒙特州报》 卫生部是该州公共卫生政策和宣传的领导机构。 对食品生产商的州监管管辖权由佛蒙特州农业部 卫生和佛蒙特州农业、食品和市场局(VAAFM)。《佛蒙特州报》 健康食宿项目部(VDHFL)负责检查和 向全州约6,000家机构发放许可证，包括零售业和零售业 机构和制成品食品生产商。视察活动和外联活动 人工食品生产商约占VDHFL计划资源的20%， 工作，并继续稳步增长。VDHFL已被列入人工食品 监管计划标准(MFRPS)，自2008-2009合同年以来，一直使用 自我评估过程和标准作为确定计划改进的一种手段 佛蒙特州食品加工商的检查、监管、执法和推广所需的。 VDH食品和住宿计划检查人员由七名公共卫生人员组成 分布在全州的卫生员，负责发放许可证和检查 在其地理区域内的食品机构。一个全面的改进计划是 作为国家计划的战略计划而制定的。存在的主要障碍 完全符合性和实施进展缓慢的是人力资源 以及为IT基础设施提供资金。VDHFL提议达成合作协议，为 更换支持计划许可和检查的已有25年历史的Legacy数据库 数据，并为致力于更换的VDH信息技术人员提供支持 项目。VDHFL还提议提供资金，支持两个公共卫生保健职位，以 完成检查工作，提高检查人员与编制的比例，以充分 食品安全评估和合规性跟踪(标准3和8)。 1

VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - FOOD AND LODGING PROGRAM Conformance with the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards Vermont is a small New England state with a population of approximately 620,000 people. The Vermont food landscape is diverse, with many small producers and processors of local products from farm to table. When measured by employment and gross state product, food manufacturing is the second-largest manufacturing industry in Vermont. The Vermont Department of Health (VDH) is the state's lead agency for public health policy and advocacy. State regulatory jurisdiction over food producers is shared between the Vermont Department of Health and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM). The Vermont Department of Health Food & Lodging Program (VDHFL) is responsible for inspection and licensing of approximately 6,000 establishments throughout the state that includes both retail establishments and manufactured food producers. Inspection activities and outreach to manufactured food producers comprises approximately 20% of VDHFL program resources and work, and continues to grow steadily. VDHFL has been enrolled in the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS) since the 2008-2009 contract year, and has used the self-assessment process and Standards as a means for identifying program improvements needed for the inspection, regulation, enforcement, and outreach for Vermont food processors. The VDH Food and Lodging Program inspection staff consists of seven Public Health Sanitarians located throughout the state, which are responsible for licensing and inspection of the food establishments within their geographic area. A comprehensive improvement plan was developed that serves as the Strategic Plan for the state program. The main obstacles that have slowed achievement of full conformance and implementation have been personnel resources and funding for IT infrastructure. VDHFL is proposing cooperative agreement funding for replacement of the 25-year old Legacy database that supports program licensing and inspection data, and support for VDH Information Technology personnel dedicated to the replacement project. VDHFL is also proposing funding to support two Public Health Sanitarian positions to complete inspection work and improve the inspector-to-establishment ratio needed for adequate food safety evaluation and compliance follow-up (Standards 3 and 8). 1