# Achieving Conformance with FDA Standards 2 & 4

> **NIH FDA U18** · PIMA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT · 2020 · $65,192

## Abstract

Pima County Health Department
RFA-FD-20-012
Achieving Conformance with FDA Standards 2 & 4
The Pima County Health Department Consumer Health and Food Safety Division (CHFS or the
Division) requests $65,191.91 to achieve full conformance with Standard 2 and Standard 4 of the
Food and Drug Administration's Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards
(FDA VNRFRPS). CHFS has been enrolled in the VNRFRPS since 2015.
An award will ensure all staff, a total of twenty two (22) employees, complete field
standardization and can serve as effective Food Safety Inspection Officers (FSIO). Field
standardization ensures retail food businesses are subject to the same standards of scrutiny,
protecting public health and reducing the incidence of illnesses connected with unsafe food-
handling practices. The CHFS program currently has only one individual certified by the Arizona
Department of Health Services as a Standardized FSIO, limiting the amount of training and
Standardizing inspections that can be conducted for the Division.
In order to reach full conformance with Standard 2: Trained Regulatory Staff, and Standard 4:
Uniform Inspection Program, the Division will accomplish the following project objectives: 1)
Initiate standardization of the CHFS Training Team with Arizona Department of Health
Services; 2) Standardize Environmental Health Specialists as outlined in Standard 2 Step 4: Food
Safety Inspection Officer - Field Standardization; 3) complete pre- and post-courses featured in
the FDA's curriculum for Retail Food Safety Inspection Officers; 4) Send staff to environmental
health conferences to gain experience and build relationships with other local health departments
advancing conformance with retail food regulation standards; and 5) Provide adequate time for
Environmental Health Specialists and Environmental Health Supervisors to complete routine
inspections and assessments in order to demonstrate program effectiveness.
Completing these project objectives will allow the Division to achieve full conformance with
Standards 2 and 4, which will in turn reduce contributing risk factors associated with foodborne
illness. Success of this program will be indicated by the number of staff certified as standardized
FSIOs, the number of staff who attend national conferences or FDA trainings, the number of
uniform inspections completed, and the number pre- and post-course hours completed by staff.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10149646
- **Project number:** 1U18FD007031-01
- **Recipient organization:** PIMA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
- **Principal Investigator:** Amanda Anderson
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $65,192
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-07-01 → 2021-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10149646

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10149646, Achieving Conformance with FDA Standards 2 & 4 (1U18FD007031-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10149646. Licensed CC0.

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