Progress to Achieving Conformance With Mfprs Standards.

ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT APPLICATION AND JUSTIFICATION SUMMARY DESCRIPTIONThe Cooperative Agreement is to provide funding for the ADPH state manufactured foodsprogram to achieve, or work toward achieving, compliance with the FDA's MFRPS nationalstandards.This proposal provides: Justification for a request for funding through the Cooperative Agreement for ADPH to hire 2 additional field staff to work in the manufactured foods program.A general description of duties and activities for the new field staff, the PrincipalInvestigator, and the Program Director, under each of the individual standards, andA target date for completion of the individual standards within 5 years.PURPOSETo provide adequate staffing, with funding for travel and other requirements as needed, toreview and inspect each food manufacturing firm in Alabama jointly with the county PublicHealth Environmental staff. By having adequate specialized staff, ADPH will be able to worktoward meeting the MFRPS National Standards as part of an integrated food safety system.PROPOSAL IN GENERALADPH will use funds provided by FDA through the Cooperative Agreement to work towardscompletion of the implementation of the MFRPS program. This will be done in the format ofworking on completion of each Standard, excluding Laboratory, by the target date of September30, 2017. This proposal delineates each standard and the work to be done throughout the 5-year program to achieve completion.