# Iowa Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards Conformance and Enhancement

> **NIH FDA U18** · IOWA STATE DEPT/ INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS · 2020 · $70,000

## Abstract

Given the large impact of Iowa’s retail food industry, providing high quality inspections based upon the
scientific principles of food safety is paramount to protecting Iowans and consumers throughout the
state. The Bureau has made significant improvements in building a formal system for continuous
improvement during previous cooperative agreement. During this cooperative agreement the Bureau
seeks to build upon those improvements.
The Bureau anticipates participation in this cooperative agreement will result in significant
enhancements in the quality of inspections and inspectors. This will be achieved by the following:
 • The State will maintain conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory
 Program Standards (VNRFRPS);
 • The State has and will continue to actively engage through workgroups and participation in
 committees supporting VNRFRPS;
 • The State will develop strategies and share those strategies with other states including
 participating in FDA state data exchange project and co-developing and enhancing
 USAFoodSafety with over a dozen other states. Including enhancements and a new data
platform;
 • The State will provide FDA the foundation for pursuing regulatory action based upon the
 findings of State Retail Regulatory Program Standards; and
 • The State will enhance its conformance with the VNRFRPS by completing additional work to
 simplify and implement routine monitoring for standards 4 and 6;
 • The State will continue to work toward sustainability with less or no federal funding available.
Result of Proposed Project
This cooperative agreement will continue to advance the Department’s conformance with the retail
program standards with a focus on improving compliance with foodborne illness risk factors.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10150156
- **Project number:** 1U18FD007040-01
- **Recipient organization:** IOWA STATE DEPT/ INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS
- **Principal Investigator:** Michelle L. Boyd
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $70,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-07-01 → 2021-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10150156

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10150156, Iowa Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards Conformance and Enhancement (1U18FD007040-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10150156. Licensed CC0.

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