Indiana's Food Protection Plan to Advance Conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (VNRFRPS)

项目摘要 印第安纳州卫生部（ISDH）食品保护计划正在努力， 国家零售食品监管计划自愿标准（VNRFRPS） 其中包括九项标准，旨在促进高品质零售食品的发展， 监管计划。这些标准为衡量和改进 开展预防、干预和应对活动。实施 VNRFRPS允许印第安纳州项目专注于风险和预防，确保项目 一致性，并促进质量保证和改进工作。 除了直接管辖国有财产上的零售食品企业外， 负责确保印第安纳州当地卫生部门能够满足零售计划 标准ISDH食品保护计划在符合零售 计划标准，但需要进一步的工作，以更好地解决 还需要评估现有的差距，并评估执行工作的成功。更重要的是，在全州范围内 零售食品保护要求和措施，如更新的零售食品规则， 标准化方案是必要的。 ISDH的使命是促进和提供基本的公共卫生服务;其愿景是 更健康更安全的印第安纳州。每个标准中的要素都有助于ISDH食品保护 计划重点关注其监管计划的关键组成部分，以保护 公众免受食源性疾病和伤害。这一融资机会将有助于该机构 加强其能力，更好地指导食品安全和监管活动，以减少食源性疾病 疾病和伤害。

Project Summary The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) Food Protection Program is working to implement the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (VNRFRPS) which include nine standards designed to promote the development of a high-quality retail food regulatory program. The standards provide a uniform basis for measuring and improving the performance of prevention, intervention, and response activities. Implementation of the VNRFRPS allows Indiana programs to focus on risk and prevention, ensures program consistency, and promotes quality assurance and improvement efforts. In addition to having direct jurisdiction over retail food establishments on state property, ISDH has responsibility for ensuring Indiana local health departments are able to meet retail program standards. The ISDH Food Protection Program has made progress in conforming to the retail program standards within its own program, but further work is needed to better address the remaining gaps and to evaluate implementation success. More importantly, updated statewide retail food protection requirements and initiatives, such as an updated retail food rule and standardization program, are needed. The mission of ISDH is to promote and provide essential public health services; the vision is a healthier and safer Indiana. The elements within each standard assist the ISDH Food Protection Program to focus on critical components of its regulatory program necessary to protect the public from foodborne illness and injury. This funding opportunity will aid the agency to strengthen its capability to better direct food safety and regulatory activities to reduce foodborne illness and injuries.