# Achieving Conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards 3 & 5

> **NIH FDA U18** · PIMA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT · 2020 · $69,875

## Abstract

Pima County Health Department
RFA-FD-20-012
Achieving Conformance with FDA Standards 3 & 5
The Pima County Health Department Consumer Health and Food Safety Division (CHFS or the
Division) requests $69,874.95 to achieve full conformance with Standards 3 and 5 of the Food
and Drug Administration's Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (FDA
VNRFRPS). CHFS has been enrolled in the VNRFRPS since 2007.
An award will ensure policies are developed according to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control
Point (HACCP) principles and that all current staff, a total of thirty-five (35) employees, are
certified in conducting HACCP inspections. In addition to the staff time funding, CHFS is
requesting funds to provide a 2-day HACCP Training at the Pima County Health Department for
all Environmental Health Staff. Currently, only a few staff members have been able to attend a
HACCP course.
CHFS requests funding to pay for approximately 1,575 hours of staff time to develop policies
and procedures for on-site corrective actions and the verification and validation of HACCP plans
for retail food sites when a plan is required by code. Policies will also be developed to provide
guidance for the notification of appropriate state and/or federal agencies when a complaint
involves a product that originated outside the agency's jurisdiction or has been shipped interstate.
The estimated time and effort also includes training for staff after these policies and procedures
are finalized to ensure the new principles are practiced by all staff consistently.
Completing these project objectives will allow CHFS to achieve full conformance with
Standards 3 and 5, 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 in HACCP
principles, the number of staff who attend HACCP training, and the execution of guiding
documents for reporting outbreaks, foodborne illness prevention and emergency preparedness.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10149647
- **Project number:** 1U18FD007030-01
- **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:** $69,875
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-07-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10149647

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10149647, Achieving Conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards 3 & 5 (1U18FD007030-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10149647. Licensed CC0.

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