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Foodborne Illness Outbreak Resource Library
Active Managerial Control Incentive Programs: Examples from Jurisdictions Leading the Way
Retail Program Standards Networks Issue Brief
Analysis of Factors Impacting the Implementation of Effective Intervention Strategies
Creating a Retail Food Safety Culture Through the use of Active Managerial Control Infographic
Active Managerial Control Incentive Programs Assessment Report
Analysis of Factors Influencing the Implementation of Risk-Based Inspections
Foodborne Illness Outbreak Resource Library
Active Managerial Control Incentive Programs: Examples from Jurisdictions Leading the Way
Retail Program Standards Networks Issue Brief
Analysis of Factors Impacting the Implementation of Effective Intervention Strategies
Creating a Retail Food Safety Culture Through the use of Active Managerial Control Infographic
Active Managerial Control Incentive Programs Assessment Report
Analysis of Factors Influencing the Implementation of Risk-Based Inspections
Foodborne Illness Outbreak Resource Library
Active Managerial Control Incentive Programs: Examples from Jurisdictions Leading the Way
Retail Program Standards Networks Issue Brief
Analysis of Factors Impacting the Implementation of Effective Intervention Strategies
Creating a Retail Food Safety Culture Through the use of Active Managerial Control Infographic
Active Managerial Control Incentive Programs Assessment Report
Analysis of Factors Influencing the Implementation of Risk-Based Inspections
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Managing Food Safety: A Manual for the Voluntary Use of HACCP Principles for Operators of Food Service and Retail Establishments
A comprehensive manual designed to assist foodservice operators and retail establishments with writing and voluntarily implementing a food safety management system based on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles.
Report on the Occurrence of Foodborne Illness Risk Factors in Fast Food and Full-service Restaurants, 2013-2014
A study prepared by the FDA National Retail Food Team and published in November 2018.
Implementing Active Managerial Control Principles in a Retail Food Business
A thorough, research-based article written to help retail food service establishments facilitate a focus on controlling risk factors linked to foodborne illness outbreaks.
Active Managerial Control Sharing Session
This webinar highlights the Fairfax County Health Department’s Active Managerial Control program and how it provides industry education, offers AMC tools and resources, and administers AMC recognition and voluntary enrollment programs to promote and encourage AMC within food service operations.
Root Cause Analysis in Food Safety
The Pew Research Center published “A Guide for Conducting a Food Safety Root Cause Analysis: Approaches for investigating contamination incidents and preventing recurrence” to “improve food safety by encouraging the use of RCA in food operations and by safety regulators, and the sharing of information and lessons learned from these investigations”.
FDA Food Code
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Food Code is a model that encompasses guidelines and provisions to best ensure that food offered at retail food establishments and in food service is safe, unadulterated, and honestly presented.
Voluntary National Retail Program Standards
The Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards lay a foundation and develop a system for continuous improvement that is compatible with both traditional and emerging approaches to food safety. These standards reinforce good retail practices in an effort to reduce the occurrence of risk factors that contribute to foodborne illness.
Jurisdictions Enrolled in the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards
A list of jurisdictions that have enrolled in the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards).
Environmental Assessment Just-In-Time Training
A free, online, modular Environmental Assessment Just-In-Time training to help environmental health professionals refresh their skills in conducting environmental assessments.
Voluntary National Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program
Food regulatory programs enrolled in the Voluntary National Retail Program Standards can participate in the National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Mentorship Program which provides access to peer-to-peer assistance and advice with implementing policies and procedures, completing self-assessments, and conducting verification audits.