Development and Maintenance of the Animal Feed Regulatory Program Standards

印第安纳州化学家办公室（OISC）的使命是保护公众消费者、牲畜和 宠物，和制造商/生产商从：虚假陈述和以其他方式歪曲饲料，肥料， 市场上的种子和农药产品;滥用饲料、肥料、种子或农药， 可能对人或动物造成疾病或伤害，或不可接受地扰乱环境。这个使命是 通过确保印第安纳州提供的饲料、肥料、种子和农药产品标签的真实性来实现 通过要求对这些材料的已确定用户和处理者进行培训;以及通过管制产品， 和个人获得遵守印第安纳州和联邦法律，已分配给OISC。OISC可能 涉及法律的补救措施（罚款和处罚）1）确保购买饲料的安全预期， 肥料、种子和杀虫剂产品在印第安纳州销售给消费者，并在其中为以下方面提供保护： 宠物或牲畜; 2）通过标签和教育用户，确保负责任地使用这些产品 3）积极支持综合食品安全体系，并为改善 印第安纳州环境。我们提案的主要目标是进一步发展、实施和维持 印第安纳州质量监管计划的最佳实践，以提高动物饲料和食品安全。这将 需要加强机构间协作、合作和沟通; 保持对动物饲料监管计划标准（AFRPS）的遵守; 与美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）和其他州的饲料协调和互动 检查程序。根据这项建议，我们要求在今后五年内每年提供30万美元的赠款资金。 年赠款资金将用于加强目前的动物饲料检查计划的能力，并提供 为继续进一步发展和维持非洲难民保护系统提供必要的基础设施。一个全职的时间 同等（FTE）员工、合作和创新所需的差旅以及一些实验室设备 和用品将使该计划的能力，进行高质量的检查， 开展调查，以减少动物饲料污染的发生率，并最终减少与食源性疾病有关的 掺假的动物饲料/供应设施。

The mission of the Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) is to protect the public consumer, livestock and pets, and manufacturers/producers from: Falsely represented and otherwise misrepresented feed, fertilizer, seed, and pesticide products in the marketplace; misuse of feed, fertilizer, seed or pesticides such that these may cause disease or harm to persons or animals, or unacceptably disturb the environment. This mission is accomplished by assuring truth in labeling for feed, fertilizer, seed, and pesticide products offered in Indiana commerce; by requiring training of identified users and handlers of these materials; and by regulating products and persons to gain compliance with Indiana and federal laws that have been assigned to OISC. OISC may involve legal remedies (fines and penalties) 1) to secure an expectation of safety in the purchase of feed, fertilizer, seed, and pesticide products marketed in Indiana for consumers, and therein, provide protection for pets or livestock; 2) to ensure responsible use of these same products through labeling and educating the user to gain compliance; and 3) to actively support an integrated food safety system and contribute to improving the Indiana environment. The primary objective of our proposal is to further develop, implement, and sustain Indiana's best practices for a quality regulatory program to enhance animal feed and food safety. This would entail the strengthening of interagency collaboration, cooperation, and communication; achievement and sustainment of compliance with the Animal Feed Regulatory Program Standards (AFRPS); enhancement of coordination and interactions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other states' feed inspection programs. Under this proposal we are requesting $300,000 annually in grant funds for the next five years. Grant funds will be used to augment current animal feed inspection program capabilities and provide the necessary infrastructure to continue further development and sustainment of AFRPS. Time of one full-time equivalent (FTE) employee, travel necessary for collaboration and innovation, and some laboratory equipment and supplies will enable enhancements to the program's ability to conduct high-quality inspections and investigations to reduce the incidence of animal feed contamination and ultimately foodborne illness associated adulterated animal feed material/supply facilities.