Coordinating expanded educational and outreach opportunities for Georgia's Food Safety and Defense Task Force

项目摘要： 美国食品和药物管理局(FDA)，监管事务办公室(ORA)宣布 在会议支助项下，到2018年每年提供最多10,000美元 和科学会议提交给食品保护特别工作组。食品保护工作组的发展 允许各国组织会议，以促进内部沟通、合作和协作 州、地方、部落和领土之间的粮食保护、公共卫生、农业和 监管机构。这些会议为粮食保护系统的所有利益攸关方提供了一个论坛， 协助通过或执行《食品法典》和其他食品保护条例，并促进 整合高效的全州食品安全/防御系统，最大限度地保护 通过预防、干预和应对，包括及早发现和 食源性疾病的污染。 佐治亚州食品安全和国防特别工作组(GaFSTF)的目的是建立更好的 所有利益相关者--包括联邦、州、行业和地方机构--之间的沟通渠道 为了确保有效和高效地应对食品防御和食品安全问题，水运 危害和其他公共卫生问题。GaFSTF的所有成员都是志愿者，他们相信 为乔治亚州建立综合食品安全系统的目标。目前，该组织开展了两项 每年举行会议，讨论相关的国家和州问题，包括需要 多机构反应。重点放在食品安全和防御上。 GaFSTF的活跃成员包括来自FDA和美国农业部的代表 食品安全和检查局(USDA FSIS)，区域和亚特兰大地区；中心 疾病控制和预防中心；美国环境保护局；佐治亚州 农业部(GDA)、教育部(DOE)和公共卫生部(DPH)；佐治亚州大学和 大学；佐治亚州食品工业协会、佐治亚州餐馆协会、佐治亚州食品银行 协会、佐治亚州果蔬种植者协会等行业协会； 区县卫生部门及各餐饮服务和零售会员 制成品食品销售行业。2013年，成立了GaFSTF执行委员会，由以下成员组成 来自FDA、CDC、GDA和DPH的9名成员。该小组负责帮助特遣部队实现 它的使命和目标，以及协调年度会议。 在会议期间，由精通当前食品话题的演讲者发表演讲。 安全和防御，包括佐治亚州食品和饲料快速反应小组(GaRRT)， 生产/零售/饲料计划标准，FDA可报告食品注册，食品安全 《现代化法案》、《食品法典》等。讨论的主题包括相关的公共卫生问题， 例如食源性疾病和暴发事件；召回、追溯和其他调查； 信息/数据共享；统一标准和法规；食品安全立法；消费者 教育、培训和认证等。 作为这项申请的一部分，GaFSTF除了赞助一次年度会议外，还将保持年度会议 一年一度的大型会议、培训或会议活动，将向更多的 利益相关者，并将通过与志同道合的人合作，交叉促进综合食品安全体系 该区域和全国各地的组织和其他工作队。此应用程序描述任务 未来几年的部队目标，详细列出将应用的主题和外展概念 向不同的食品保护受众。

Project Abstract: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) has announced the availability of up to $10,000 per year through 2018 to be awarded under the support for Conferences and Scientific meetings to Food Protection Task Forces. The development of Food Protection Task Forces has allowed states to organize meetings to foster communication, cooperation, and collaboration within the State among State, local, tribal, and territorial food protection, public health, agriculture, and regulatory agencies. The meetings provide a forum for all stakeholders of the food protection system, assist in adopting or implementing the Food Code and other food protection regulations, and promote the integration of an efficient statewide food safety/defense system that maximizes the protection of public health through prevention, intervention and response including the early detection and contamination of foodborne illness. The purpose of the Georgia Food Safety and Defense Task Force (GaFSTF) group is to establish better lines of communication between all stakeholders - including federal, state, industry and local agencies - in order to ensure effective and efficient response to food defense and food safety issues, waterborne hazards and other public health problems. All members of the GaFSTF are volunteers who believe in the goal of an integrated food safety system for the State of Georgia. Currently, the group conducts two meetings per year to discuss relevant national and state issues, including current issues that require a multi-agency response. The focus is on food safety and defense. Active members of the GaFSTF include representatives from FDA and U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS), both regionally and in the Atlanta District; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Georgia Departments of Agriculture (GDA), Education (DoE) and Public Health (DPH); Georgia universities and colleges; the Georgia Food Industry Association, Georgia Restaurant Association, Georgia Food Bank Association, and Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association and other industry associations; district and county health departments and various members of the food service and retail and manufactured food sales industries. In 2013, a GaFSTF Executive Committee was created, made up of nine members from FDA, CDC, GDA and DPH. This group is charged with helping the task force achieve its mission and objectives, and coordinating annual meetings. During meetings, presentations are made by speakers who are knowledgeable on current topics in food safety and defense including, the Georgia Food and Feed Rapid Response Team (GaRRT), Manufacturing/Retail/Feed Program Standards, FDA Reportable Food Registry, Food Safety Modernization Act, the Food Code, and more. Topics for discussion include relevant public health issues, such as foodborne illness and outbreak incidents; recalls, tracebacks and other investigations; information/data sharing; uniform standards and regulations; food safety legislation; consumer education, training and certification and more. The GaFSTF, as part of this application, will maintain annual meetings in addition to sponsoring one annual large-scale conference, training, or conference event that will be open to an extended group of stakeholders, and will cross-promote an integrated food safety system by partnering with likeminded organizations and other task forces across the region and nationally. This application describes the task force goals for the next several years, detailing slated topics and outreach concepts that will be applied to various food protection audiences.