Maintenance of S.C. DHEC's Manufactured Food Regulatory Program for Continued Conformance with all Ten MFRPS, including the Development and Maintenance of a Rapid Response Team.

如果授予该合作协议，健康与环境控制部 (DHEC) 将努力保持全面实施所有十项制成品监管计划的状态 标准 (MFRPS) 并与南卡罗来纳州农业部 (SCDA) 合作，将 建立和维护快速响应团队（RRT）。这些总体性、广泛的目标对于 实现 DHEC 的愿景：利用标准化方法进行食品行业监管，保护公众 健康，并确保南卡罗来纳州食品供应的安全。 DHEC 已全面实施所有十项 MFRPS 以及先前阻碍一致性的缺陷 标准 6 已得到纠正。在此合作协议期间，DHEC将完成维护工作 每个标准的任务。这些日常任务包括但不限于自我评估、协议 修订、继续教育、监督检查和审计、识别长期违规行为和违规者， 并参加外展活动。所有已发现的一致性差距都将得到迅速解决。 DHEC 和 SCDA 将与食品和药物管理局亚特兰大南区办事处合作 卡罗莱纳州肉禽检验部门和南卡罗来纳州应急管理部门将建立一个多部门 机构、多学科团队应对人类和动物食品 (HAF) 事件。 DHEC 和 SCDA RRT 协调员将共同召集一个由两个机构的关键人员组成的工作组，并完成一个 使用能力评估工具 (CAT) 进行初始能力评估。 CAT 中发现的缺陷将 并为两个机构制定战略计划。 SC RRT 协调员将使用 RRT 最佳实践手册中的相关概念来建设 RRT 能力 和发展响应能力的框架。 DHEC 和 SCDA 每月举行面对面会议 RRT 协调员以及与关键机构人员的季度会议将确保协作和 各机构之间的沟通全年进行，而不是仅仅为了响应 HAF 事件和爆发。从合作协议的第二年开始，SC RRT 将至少开展一项 年度演习，使用事件评估 RRT 合作伙伴响应 HAF 事件的能力 指挥系统 (ICS) 原则，包括及时通知 FDA 和其他州合作伙伴以及 落实有效管控措施。行动后报告 (AAR) 将用于确定政策和 需要改进的程序。每个机构的关键人员将提高他们的知识和技能 通过完成 FDA ORAU 课程，提高环境采样和追溯能力 程序，并参加相关会议和研讨会。在维护阶段，关键资金 人员将通过国家资金的补充和/或从全额补助过渡到部分补助 替代资金来源；这一资金过渡促进了 DHEC 和 SCDA 的 SC RRT 的可持续性。

If this cooperative agreement is awarded, the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) will strive to maintain its status of full implementation of all ten Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS) and, in collaboration with the South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA), will develop and maintain a Rapid Response Team (RRT). These overarching, broad objectives are essential for the realization of DHEC’s visions: utilizing standardized approaches for food industry regulation, protecting public health, and securing the safety of South Carolina’s food supply. DHEC has achieved full implementation of all ten MFRPS and the prior deficiency hindering conformance with Standard 6 has been corrected. During this cooperative agreement, DHEC will be completing maintenance tasks for each standard. These routine tasks will include, but are not limited to, self-assessments, protocol revisions, continuing education, monitoring inspections and audits, identifying chronic violations and violators, and attending outreach activity events. All identified gaps in conformance will be swiftly addressed. DHEC and SCDA will collaborate with the Food and Drug Administration Atlanta District Office, South Carolina Meat-Poultry Inspection Department, and SC Emergency Management Division to build a multi- agency, multi-disciplinary team to respond to human and animal food (HAF) incidents. DHEC and SCDA RRT Coordinators will work together to convene a workgroup of key personnel from both agencies and complete an initial capability assessment using a Capability Assessment Tool (CAT). Shortcomings identified in the CAT will be addressed and a strategic plan will be developed for both agencies. SC RRT Coordinators will use relevant concepts from the RRT Best Practices Manual to build RRT capacity and framework for developing response capability. Monthly in-person meetings between the DHEC and SCDA RRT Coordinators and quarterly meetings with key agency personnel will ensure that collaboration and communication between the agencies occurs throughout the year, as opposed to only in response to HAF incidents and outbreaks. Beginning in Year 2 of the cooperative agreement, SC RRT will conduct at least one annual exercise to assess the capability of the RRT partners in response to a HAF incident using Incident Command System (ICS) principles, including timely notification to the FDA and other state partners and implementation of effective control measures. An after action report (AAR) will be used to identify policies and procedures that require improvement. Key personnel from each agency will enhance their knowledge and skills by completing FDA ORAU courses, developing proficiency in environmental sampling and traceback procedures, and attending relevant meetings and workshops. During the maintenance phase, funding for key personnel will be transitioned from full-grant to partial-grant through supplementation of state funds and/or alternate funding source(s); this funding transition promotes sustainability of the SC RRT for DHEC and SCDA.