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Retail Update

Retail Update. Alan Tart Retail Food Program Specialist U.S. Food and Drug Administration ORA/Office of Partnerships AFDO Food Committee Meeting June 22, 2014. Topics. 2014-2015 AFDO Food Committee retail-related charges Plug for the retail presentations at this year’s AFDO conference

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Retail Update

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  1. Retail Update Alan Tart Retail Food Program Specialist U.S. Food and Drug Administration ORA/Office of Partnerships AFDO Food Committee Meeting June 22, 2014

  2. Topics • 2014-2015 AFDO Food Committee retail-related charges • Plug for the retail presentations at this year’s AFDO conference • Committees and highlighted recommendations from the 2014 Conference for Food Protection (CFP) • Update on Retail Program Standards

  3. 2014-2015 AFDO Food CommitteeRetail-Related Charges • Charge 3 – Maintain contact with CFP committees and identify opportunities for collaboration • Charge 4 - Update the AFDO Food Code Pocket Guide to reflect the 2013 Food Code Revisions • Charge 5 - Create AFDO Guidance on Wild Harvested Mushrooms • Charge 6 - Develop a model guidance for shared kitchens

  4. Upcoming Retail Presentations • Funding Opportunities for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Retail Food Regulatory Programs (Tues 11:30 – 12:00) • Retail Break Out Session (Tues 1:30 – 3:00) • 3 topics

  5. 2014 -2016 CFP Committees • 10 non-standing committees (5 new) • Plan Review • Food Recovery (NEW) • Ice Maker Equipment Cleaning and Sanitizing (NEW) • Unattended Food Establishments (NEW) • Employee Food Safety Training (NEW) • Certification of Food Safety Professionals • Interdisciplinary Foodborne Illness Training • Demonstration of Knowledge (NEW) • Listeria Retail Guidelines • Hand Hygiene

  6. CFP Program Standards Committee • Now a standing committee • 2014-2016 charges • Identify areas where the Retail PS can be changed or improved to enhance enrollment and implementation • Work on a project to consider recognition for partial achievement of Standards • Evaluate current verification audit requirement

  7. CFP Program Standards Committee • 2014-2016 charges (continued) • Serve as a sounding board for FDA with respect to ideas generated during collaboration with the other entities such as NACCHO, PFP, AFDO • Formulate resolutions to issues brought before the committee and report back at the 2016 CFP Biennial Meeting

  8. Other Highlighted Issues • Emergency Action Plan for Retail Food Establishments, Second Edition • Meat and Poultry HACCP Guidance • Wild Mushrooms

  9. Update on Retail Program Standards • Latest enrollment numbers • 588 as of April 1, 2014 (64 are state-level) • FDA funding (remember to go to Cathy and Pete’s presentation Tuesday AM!) • Cooperative Agreement with AFDO • Retail Standards Cooperative Agreements • Cooperative Agreement with NACCHO • Best practices sharing site on FoodSHIELD coming soon!

  10. Partnership for Food ProtectionModel Food Emergency Response Framework (MFERF) Project • Discussed by Mark Sestak this AM in the Foodborne Outbreak & Emergency Response Committee meeting • Still looking for volunteers to provide feedback in focus groups

  11. Alan TartRetail Food Program SpecialistU.S. Food and Drug AdministrationORA/Office of PartnershipsCell: (828) 409-0953Alan.Tart@fda.hhs.gov

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