Building Capacity of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

弗吉尼亚州农业和消费者服务部的能力建设， 进行检查、检查、调查和其他食品安全活动 项目摘要/提案摘要 弗吉尼亚州农业和消费者服务部（VDACS）正在寻求资金 根据RFA-FD-12-027从美国食品和药物管理局获得的信息，以支持该部门的 实施专门的检查方案。申请的资金数额为 三十万 美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）法规事务办公室（ORA） 联邦-州关系（DFSR）和食品安全和应用营养中心（CFSAN）， 是宣布合作协议的可用性将授予根据有限 竞争这个机会只适用于州、地方、领土和部落的食品安全 监管机构，以及非营利性食品安全培训实体，与一个或 更多的高等教育机构。 VDACS乳制品和食品办公室，食品安全和安全计划符合所有要求， 有资格获得这笔资金。该计划是该州主要的食品监管计划之一， 程序.该计划负责检查零售和加工食品 国家的机构。VDACS是唯一负责监管 生产食品的企业。 RFA提供的资金将用于继续保护公众健康， 以预防为重点的检查制度。具体来说，这笔资金将用于聘请一名 制造食品专家，并实施试点计划，为专业化 检查程序。一个专门的检查计划将提高检查率， 调查和其他食品安全相关活动，特别是在高风险公司;减少 重复违反食品安全行为的比率;提高遵守率;以及增加共享 FDA和其他机构之间关于食品加工企业的数据。

Building Capacity of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to Undertake Examinations, Inspections, Investigations, and Other Food Safety Activities Project Summary/Proposal Abstract The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is seeking funding from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under RFA-FD-12-027 to support the department's implementation of a specialized inspection program. The amount of funding requested is $300,000. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA), Division of Federal-State Relations (DFSR) and the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), is announcing the availability of cooperative agreements to be awarded under Limited Competition. This opportunity is only available to State, local, territorial, and tribal food safety regulatory agencies, as well as nonprofit food safety training entities that collaborate with one or more institutions of higher education. The VDACS Office of Dairy & Foods, Food Safety & Security Program meets all requirements to be eligible for this funding. The program serves as one of the state's primary food regulatory programs. The program is responsible for inspection of both retail and manufactured food establishments in the state. VDACS is the only state agency responsible for regulating manufactured food establishments. Funding provided by the RFA will be utilized to continue to protect public health and implement a prevention focused inspection system. Specifically the funding will be used to hire a Manufactured Foods Specialist and implement a pilot program to pave the way for a specialized inspection program. A specialized inspection program will increase the rate of inspections, investigations, and other food safety related activities, especially in high risk firms; decrease the rate of repeat food safety violations; increase compliance rates; and an increase in the sharing of data between FDA and other agencies for manufactured food establishments.