Integrated Food Safety System Online Collaboration Development

Abstract for Integrated Food Safety System DevelopmentJuly 15, 2015The National Center for Food Protection and Defense (NCFPD) proposes to continue thedevelopment and operations of the collaborative suite of online tools that reside on theCoreSHIELD Information Technology (IT) platform. Capabilities in the suite include portals,customized working groups, and tools that support a range of stakeholders from the Food andAgriculture (FA) Sector. Collectively the CoreSHIELD suite of tools is a sustainable model forcontinued collaboration, communication and information sharing. This proposal focuses on twomain objectives:1. Leveraging among Federal, State, Local Tribal and Territorial Partners2. Facilitating Information Sharing and communication for enhanced public healthCoreSHIELD tools allow professionals working at the federal, state, territorial, tribal, and localregulatory agencies and pubic health agencies to work together despite differences in legislativeauthorities, objectives, and priorities. This collaboration is a critical requirement as the state,territorial, tribal, and local regulatory agencies are responsible for the inspection and oversight ofone million food establishments. And along with the federal authorities oversee the nation'sfarms.Work funded under this cooperative agreement will initiate new capabilities and improveexisting portals and tools to continuously improve the ability of the FA sector partners, at alllevels, to effectively leverage opportunities within the platform.Work conducted under this cooperative agreement will be committed to supporting thepartnerships, cooperative agreements, and memorandums within the regulatory network toeffectively provide protection and oversight of the domestic food supply.