Retail Food Safety Initiative

The Retail Food Safety Initiative is part of FDA’s prevention-based, farm-to-table food safety strategy to reduce foodborne illness. This Initiative, announced October 2010, acknowledges key partnerships with industry and regulators to drive improvement of food safety at the retail level. 
 

• FDA Sets Action Plan for Retail Food Safety Initiative, Announces New Food Code Supplement and Cooperative Agreement with NACCHO
  Constituent Update
  September29, 2011
• FDA Retail Food Safety Initiative Action Plan  (PDF - 48KB)
• Backgrounder: FDA Retail Food Safety Initiative
• Cooperative Agreement to Strengthen and Promote the Role of Local Health Departments in Retail Food Safety Regulation (NACCHO Agreement)