FDA provides assistance to state,
local, and tribal regulatory jurisdictions through multiple means
including, but not limited to, training and technical assistance.
Authority for providing such assistance is derived from section 311
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243). In addition,
FDA's mission under section 903(b)(2)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (the Act) (21 U.S.C. 393(b)(2)(A)) includes
ensuring that foods are safe, wholesome, and sanitary, and section
903(b)(4) of the Act directs FDA to cooperate with food retailers,
among others, in carrying out this part of its mission. Hazard
Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles are designed
to reduce the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors through
preventive controls. FDA has developed two manuals in an effort to
assist state, local, and tribal regulatory jurisdictions and the
retail and food service entities they regulate with reducing the
occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors. "Managing Food
Safety: A Manual for the Voluntary Use of HACCP Principles for
Operators of Food Service and Retail Establishments" (Operator's
Manual) (available at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/hret2toc.html)
provides operators of retail and food service establishments with a
step-by-step scheme for designing and voluntarily implementing food
safety management systems based on HACCP principles. "Managing Food
Safety: A Regulator's Manual for Applying HACCP Principles to
Risk-based Retail and Food Service Inspections and Evaluating
Voluntary Food Safety Management Systems" (Regulator's Manual)
(available at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/hret3toc.html) provides
state, local, and tribal regulatory authorities with a step-by-step
scheme for conducting risk-based inspections based on HACCP
principles to assist them with identifying and assessing control of
foodborne illness risk factors.
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