Implementation of The Animal Feed Regulatory Program Standards By Washington State Department of Agriculture (wsda)

Implementation of the Animal Feed Regulatory Program Standards (AFPRS) (U18)FRA-FD-15-021Proposal AbstractThe Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) seeks funding from the U.S. Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) under RFA-FD-15-021 Competition C. Funding level requested is approximately $2.25million over five years. In support of the Nationally Integrated Feed Safety System, WSDA's proposal is: 1) todevelop animal feed regulatory program based on the FDA eleven Animal Feed Regulatory ProgramStandards (AFRPS), 2) maintain its ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Accreditation, and 3) mentor other Feed Laboratoriesto successfully obtain ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation. WSDA is eager to partner with FDA, other feedregulatory programs, and other feed testing laboratories across the nation, in order to support the nationallyintegrated feed safety system.The WSDA Food Safety & Consumer Services (FSCS) goals for this five year project are:? Hire a dedicated AFRPS Project Coordinator? Develop an animal feed regulatory program based on identified improvement topics? Improve consistency and continuity in our inspection and sampling program? Conduct biochemical and microbiological analysis of feed samples? Produce validated defensible testing data for possible regulatory action? Maintain and enhance the laboratory's feed testing capabilities? Improve laboratory capacity for feed testing to further enhance public health? Maintain ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation? Mentor other feed laboratories to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation? Advance the Nationally Integrated Feed Safety SystemThe WSDA FSCS meets all eligibility requirements for this funding opportunity:? WSDA Microbiology Laboratory is the primary feed testing laboratory for the WSDA Food Safety and Consumer Services Division? The WSDA Feed Program is enrolled in AFPRS and under contract with FDA to conduct feed safetyinspections