Conformance with the Egg Regulatory Program Standards
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This contract seeks to support state egg regulatory programs in aligning with the Egg Regulatory Program Standards (ERPS) to build a coordinated national food regulatory system. Funding will be provided to help states develop comprehensive plans to fully implement the ERPS within five years, improve regulatory efforts aimed at advancing public health, and strengthen communication and data sharing regarding egg inspection, compliance, enforcement, and laboratory results between states and the FDA. Additionally, the agreement aims to optimize state regulatory resources and guide regulatory actions to reduce illnesses stemming from shell egg hazards across the production, processing, packing, holding, and transportation of shell eggs and related supplies. The Department of Health and Human Services through the FDA will oversee this initiative, with Danielle Head serving as the primary contact. This cooperative effort is designed to enhance the safety of the nation's egg supply through improved regulatory standards and collaboration.
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The purpose of this funding opportunity is to advance efforts for a nationally integrated food regulatory system by assisting state egg regulatory programs to achieve and maintain full conformance with the Egg Regulatory Program Standards (ERPS). The ERPS Cooperative Agreement will provide funding for state egg regulatory programs to:
1. Develop a plan to fully implement the Standards (ERPS) within five years of first receiving funding.
2. Enhance egg regulatory programs to advance public health.
3. Share egg regulatory inspection, compliance and enforcement, and laboratory information and data between states and the FDA.
4. Improve the leveraging of state regulatory resources and direct regulatory activities to reduce egg-related illness, attributed to shell egg hazards in facilities that produce, process, pack, hold or transport shell eggs and materials/supplies.
