The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released the Retail Food Program Standards Resource Center, designed for state, local, tribal, and territorial regulatory agencies that are using the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards) for continuous program improvement.

Since the release of the Retail Program Standards in 1998, enrolled jurisdictions have developed a variety of tools, templates, and documents to help them develop their retail food regulatory program and achieve conformance with each of the Standards. These tools, templates, and documents may be of interest to other agencies as they work to develop their retail food regulatory programs, while reducing the amount of time needed to develop and implement customized policies, procedures and documentation.

The Retail Food Program Standards Resource Center is intended to foster collaboration among retail food regulatory programs by enabling the sharing of tools, templates, and documents that have been developed by state, local, tribal, and territorial partners.

Membership requests for the Retail Program Standards Resource Center may be sent to your assigned FDA Regional Retail Food Specialist.

For More Information:

• Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program (NACCHO)
• Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (FDA)
• Administrative Procedures for Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (FDA)
• Listing of Jurisdictions Enrolled in the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (FDA)