Infrastructure Development and Maintenance for the Utah Manufactured Food Regulatory Program, UDAF

RFA-FD-23-027 Infrastructure Development and Maintenance for the Utah Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Utah Department of Agriculture and Food PROJECT SUMMARY This is a three-year research project, conducted by the Utah Manufactured Food Regulatory Program at the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food. This project will allow the program to enhance and strengthen its capacity and infrastructure to continue supporting development of skills and abilities to perform full-scope preventive controls for human food inspections and take on more work under the FDA inspection contract, including full-scope dietary supplement inspections. Other areas that will be prioritized are: continued maintenance of the MFRPS to stay in full conformance, continued hiring and training of new and experienced manufactured food inspectors, making a smooth transition in program management, training six more PC inspectors, hiring a new MFRPS Coordinator, moving into Phase III auditing, and completing the work on the current FDA Contract for FY2023. The program will continue to meet all the grant requirements and participate in work planning and mutual reliance. Another critical priority is the IT upgrades needed to fully implement data exchange to help support and advance the goal of a national integrated food safety system (IFSS). 1