# Louisiana Manufactured Foods Regulatory Program Standards

> **NIH FDA U18** · LOUISIANA STATE OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH · 2022 · $224,952

## Abstract

Project Summary
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Office of Public Health (OPH), Sanitarian Services
promotes food safety and minimizes food-borne illness through education, enforcement of
regulations, investigation of complaints, issuance of permits and routine inspection of food
facilities. The LDH/OPH Sanitarian Services is committed to food safety and the Seafood and
Food & Drug Programs of the Specialty Operations Division have been enrolled with the
Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS) elective to the federal food safety
contract since July 2012.
Based on the Strategic Plan and the MFRPS Assessment Checklist from the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) Standards and Implementation Division, program needs for the application
funding include the following items:
 Develop written procedures to evaluate the legal authority and regulatory provisions to
 inspect and investigate food plants, gather evidence, collect and analyze samples, and
 take enforcement actions.
 Develop a system to utilize risk based inspections.
 Develop written policies and procedures that outline LDH’s enforcement/compliance
strategies.
 Assess program funding, staffing and equipment resources.
 Develop a written document control procedure that ensures the information contained in
 the appendices and supporting documents for program elements are current and fit-for-
use.
The development and implementation of the MFRPS standards will assist both Louisiana and
the FDA to better direct their regulatory activities toward preventing and reducing foodborne
illness and hazards in food manufacturing facilities.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10460149
- **Project number:** 5U18FD006423-05
- **Recipient organization:** LOUISIANA STATE OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** Michael Vidrine
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $224,952
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-01 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10460149

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10460149, Louisiana Manufactured Foods Regulatory Program Standards (5U18FD006423-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10460149. Licensed CC0.

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