Building the Capacity of the South Carolina Department of Agriculture Consumer Protection Division to Meet Compliance with the Manufactured Foods Regulatory Program Standards

项目摘要：南卡罗来纳州农业部 南卡罗来纳州农业部(SCDA)正在为人员寻求资金支持， 实施全面和全面的 符合加工食品目标的综合食品保护计划 监管程序标准(MFRPS)。 SCDA消费者保护部(CPD)参与了MFRPS的进程 自2008年以来的合规性。阻碍SCDA实现遵守《 标准一直是人员配备水平的限制。为了克服这一障碍，这项关于 合作协议包括为额外两名全职员工(第一年)提供资金 专门致力于MFRPS项目的成功开发。 为了在五年内达到MFRPS合规，政制事务局将聘请一名全职MFRPS 计划协调员管理与MFRPS有关的所有方案活动，包括但不是 仅限于制定战略行动计划、改善利益攸关方沟通、 对行业的教育宣传、审计协助和执法支持、改进 部门协调追查/追查前瞻工作和疫情的能力 与公众的沟通。第二个全职行政助理职位，以支持 MFRPS方案协调员的活动也将通过以下方式增加到现有工作人员中 拟议的资金。担任这一职位的人将被要求执行有效的 跟踪检查、投诉、审计结果、培训、外展活动和任何其他 本节目的相关信息。 与MFRPS保持一致将使SCDA能够确保国家 达到了标准化的食品安全目标，SCDA有工作人员和资源来 执行和推进这些目标。

Project Abstract: South Carolina Department of Agriculture The South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) is seeking funding support for personnel, travel, training, equipment and supply costs needed to implement a comprehensive and integrated food protection plan that will meet the objectives of the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS). SCDA Consumer Protection Division (CPD) has been involved in the process of MFRPS compliance since 2008. The primary obstacle impeding SCDA in achieving compliance to the Standards has been limitations in staffing levels. To overcome this barrier, this proposal for a Cooperative Agreement includes funding for two additional full time employees (Year One) to be exclusively dedicated to the successful development of a MFRPS program. To reach MFRPS compliance within five years, the SCDA will hire one full time MFRPS Program Coordinator to manage all programmatic activities related to MFRPS, including but not limited to the development of a strategic action plan, improved stakeholder communications, educational outreach to industry, audit assistance and enforcement support, improvement of the Department’s ability to coordinate trace back/trace forward efforts, and outbreak communications with the public. A second full time Administrative Assistant position to support the activities of the MFRPS Program Coordinator will also be added to the current staff through the proposed funding. The person in this position will be expected to execute the efficient tracking of inspections, complaints, audit findings, trainings, outreach activities, and any other related information of this program. Achieving conformance with the MFRPS will enable the SCDA to ensure that national standardized food safety objectives are met and that SCDA has staff and resources to both enforce and advance these objectives.