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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