Listing of Jurisdictions Enrolled in the
Draft Voluntary National Retail
Food Regulatory Program Standards

The ultimate goal of all retail food regulatory programs is to reduce or eliminate the occurrence of illnesses and deaths from food produced at the retail level. In support of this goal, FDA works cooperatively with our state, local, and tribal partners using a risk-based approach to leverage limited resources. As an example of the FDA National Retail Food Team's leveraging efforts, FDA, with input from Federal, state and local regulatory officials, industry, trade associations, academia, and consumers, developed the Draft Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards. The Program Standards initiative represents a comprehensive strategic approach that will help ensure the safety and security of the food supply at the retail level.

Regulatory programs are not static; rather they are dynamic, ever evolving programs. Acknowledging this, the Program Standards provide a framework for continuous improvement, based on meaningful public health performance measurements. These performance measures focus on reducing the occurrence of factors that contribute to foodborne illness within retail food and foodservice establishments.

When applied in the intended manner, the Program Standards enable a regulatory program to:

• Identify program areas where the greatest impact on retail food safety can be made and prioritize resource allocations accordingly;
• Promote wider application of effective intervention strategies designed to reduce the occurrence of factors that contribute to foodborne illness;
• Assist in identifying program areas most in need of enhancement;
• Provide information needed to justify program resources;
• Achieve a "Best Practice" model using innovative ideas to implement and administer programs;
• Improve industry and consumer confidence in food protection programs by enhancing uniformity within and between regulatory agencies; and
• Enhance program accountability through the establishment of baselines on the occurrence of contributing factors to foodborne illness that can be used to achieve measurable program outcomes.

The criteria specified for each of the nine standards are not minimum criteria, but rather represent a high benchmark to which a regulatory retail food program should aspire. Together, these nine standards provide a comprehensive set of performance measures representing every facet of the retail food regulatory program. The Program Standards address the following program areas:

1. Regulatory Foundation
2. Trained Regulatory Staff
3. Inspection Program Based on HACCP Principles
4. Uniform Inspection Program
5. Foodborne Illness and Food Security Preparedness and Response
6. Compliance and Enforcement
7. Industry and Community Relations
8. Program Support and Resources
9. Program Assessment

Regulatory programs can improve the services they provide to consumers and their regulated industries using the continuous improvement model specified in the Program Standards. The continuous improvement model is described as follows:

• Once enrolled, a jurisdiction conducts a self-assessment of their program. A self-assessment is an internal review by program management to determine whether the existing program meets the criteria specified in each of nine standards. This activity identifies the program's strengths and areas in need of improvement. The status of any standard met upon completion of the self-assessment is reported to FDA. X's corresponding to the standard(s) met are placed on the charts below.
• Following the self-assessment, short and long-term action plans are developed by the jurisdiction to meet additional standards. The status of any standard met upon completion of an action plan is reported to FDA. X's corresponding to any additional standards met are placed on the charts below.
• Within 36 months of the completion of the self-assessment, the jurisdiction obtains a verification audit. The verification audit is a systematic, independent examination by an external party. A jurisdiction obtains the verification audit to confirm the accuracy of the self-reported status of standards and to receive unbiased feedback that can be used to make further program improvements. Dates placed below the X's on the charts reflect that the information reported by a jurisdiction has been verified by an independent audit.
• Following the completion of the verification audit, a jurisdiction begins the continuous improvement cycle again by completing another self-assessment. This cycle is repeated every 3 years and is intended to be a long-term effort at program improvements over time.

FDA is fully committed to devoting resources to support and encourage the enrolled jurisdictions as they strive to be their best at protecting public health. FDA has established the following performance goals in its National Retail Food Team Operational Plan:

• Enroll 15% (450) of the eligible jurisdictions (3000) in the Program Standards by October 1, 2010; and
• Have at least 50% of the enrolled jurisdictions each meet 25% of the Standards as verified by an audit by October 1, 2010.

This listing identifies regulatory agencies that have enrolled in the Draft Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards. This listing is updated quarterly and includes the enrolled jurisdictions' contact information, enrollment dates, and self-reported and verified status of each of the program standards.

Alaska

Enrolled Jurisdiction Name	Enrollment Date	Self-Assessment Period	Self-Assessment Completed	Standards Reported Achieved Based on Self-Assessment Date Last Verified									Jurisdiction Contact	FDA Contact
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Alaska Food Safety and Sanitation Program, ADEC	1/3/2006	1	3/5/07							X 6/12/07		X 6/12/07	907 269-7583
Municipality of Anchorage Health Department	2/7/2002	1	12/31/02		X 10/25/06					X 3/7/06		X	907 343-4725

Alabama

Enrolled Jurisdiction Name	Enrollment Date	Self-Assessment Period	Self-Assessment Completed	Standards Reported Achieved Based on Self-Assessment Date Last Verified									Jurisdiction Contact	FDA Contact
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Alabama Department of Public Health - Central Office	5/8/2003	1	6/25/04										334 206-5300
Jefferson County Department of Public Health	7/28/2005	1	7/24/06	X									205 930-1219

Arkansas

Enrolled Jurisdiction Name	Enrollment Date	Self-Assessment Period	Self-Assessment Completed	Standards Reported Achieved Based on Self-Assessment Date Last Verified									Jurisdiction Contact	FDA Contact
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Arkansas Department of Health	6/5/2003	1	1/19/05	X					X				501 661-2171

Arizona

Enrolled Jurisdiction Name	Enrollment Date	Self-Assessment Period	Self-Assessment Completed	Standards Reported Achieved Based on Self-Assessment Date Last Verified									Jurisdiction Contact	FDA Contact
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Apache County Health Department	3/7/2007	1											928 337-7532
Cochise County Health Department	8/16/2006	1											520 432-9444
Coconino County Environmental Health	2/24/2004	1	4/1/04	X 7/12/07		X 7/12/07				X 7/12/07			928 226-2769
Gila County Health Department	12/11/2006	1											928 701-1959
Gila River Indian Community	8/12/2005	1	7/19/06			X				X			520 562-5100
Greenlee County Health Department	8/7/2004	1	5/17/06								X		928 865-2601
La Paz County Health Department	8/7/2001	1	2/4/03	X 9/6/06								X 9/6/06	928 669-1100
Maricopa County Environmental Health Services	8/7/2001	1	7/11/02	X 9/6/06						X 9/6/06		X 9/6/06	602 506-3408
		2	11/27/07	X		X				X		X
Mohave County Health Department	3/29/2007	1											928 757-0901
Pima County Health Department	7/8/2005	1	1/22/07										520 740-2760
Pinal County Division of Environmental Health	8/7/2001	1	12/19/03	X 9/6/06	X 5/6/05					X 5/6/05		X 5/6/05	520 866-6807
		2	10/31/06	X	X	X				X		X
Yavapai County Health Department	8/7/2001	1	5/24/02		X 1/27/05					X 1/27/05		X 1/27/05	928 771-3149

California

Enrolled Jurisdiction Name	Enrollment Date	Self-Assessment Period	Self-Assessment Completed	Standards Reported Achieved Based on Self-Assessment Date Last Verified									Jurisdiction Contact	FDA Contact
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Alameda County Department of Enviornmental Health	9/26/2001	1	2/21/03										Arice Levi 510 567-6804
Butte County Environmental Health	4/17/2006	1	4/4/07										530 538-6772
California Department of Health Services	9/26/2001	1	6/26/03							X			916 650-6617
California State University, Fullerton	12/15/2006	1											714 278-3083
City of Berkeley	5/9/2005	1	4/1/06										Manuel Ramirez 510 981-5310
Contra Costa Environmental Health Department	9/26/2001	1											Sherman Quinlan 925 646-5137
County of Lake, Health Services, Division of Environment Health	9/26/2006	1											707 263-1164
El Dorado County	4/2/2007	1											530 621-7614
Fresno County	8/24/2007	1											559 445-3357
Kern County	6/22/2005	1	7/7/06		X	X	X	X	X	X			Diane Wilson 661 862-8734
Kings County Environmental Health Services	8/16/2002	1	10/2/03							X 1/10/08			559 584-1411
Long Beach	1/9/2008	1											562 570-4144
Los Angeles County Health Department	11/19/2001	1											626 430-5100
Madera County	9/28/2007	1											559 675-7823
Merced County	10/22/2007	1											209 381-1090
County of Monterey, Division of Environmental Health	2/2/2006	1	11/2/06										831 755-4542
Napa County	3/5/2004	1	4/8/04						X				707 253-4471
Nevada County Environmental Health	8/28/2006	1											530 265-1464
Pasadena Public Health	4/5/2004	1	12/12/05	X	X	X				X			Bill Kimura 626 744-6063
Placer County Environmental Health Department	9/26/2001	1	11/20/02										530 745-2300
Riverside County Health Services - Department of Environmental Health	10/31/2002	1	3/31/05						X	X			951 358-5172
Sacramento County Environmental Management Department	9/26/2001	1	6/7/02										916 875-8409
		2	3/1/06
San Diego County Department of Environmental Health	8/17/2001	1	5/12/05		X	X	X	X	X	X			Liz Pozebon 619 338-2360
San Joaquin County Department of Environmental Health	10/10/2006	1											209 468-3438
Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health	9/25/2001	1	8/9/02		X					X	X		408 918-1951
Solano County	8/22/2002	1	2/27/03										Terry Schmidtbauer 707 784-6765
Sonoma County Environmental Health Division	9/26/2001	1	5/10/02							X 4/23/07			707 565-6542
Tehama County	7/28/2006	1											530 527-8020
Tulare County	1/3/2008	1											559 733-6441
Viejas Tribe & Government	1/9/2008	1											619 659-2472

Colorado

Enrolled Jurisdiction Name	Enrollment Date	Self-Assessment Period	Self-Assessment Completed	Standards Reported Achieved Based on Self-Assessment Date Last Verified									Jurisdiction Contact	FDA Contact
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment	9/22/2006	1	5/20/07							X			303 692-3651
Denver Department of Environmental Health/Public Health Inspection	3/17/2004	1	8/26/05					X	X 9/26/06	X 12/9/05			720 865-5390
El Paso County Department of Health and Environmental Health Services	4/2/2003	1	1/27/05							X			719 578-3128
San Juan Basin Health Department	4/7/2003	1	9/11/03										970 247-5702 ext. 233
Town of Vail	11/22/2002	1	9/9/03	X									970 479-2333
Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment	5/9/2005	1	5/12/06										970 304-6415

Connecticut

Enrolled Jurisdiction Name	Enrollment Date	Self-Assessment Period	Self-Assessment Completed	Standards Reported Achieved Based on Self-Assessment Date Last Verified									Jurisdiction Contact	FDA Contact
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection	10/30/2001	1	11/27/01							X			860 713-6168
Mashantucket Pequot Tribe	5/4/2006	1	3/30/07	X 4/5/07									Maryam Hosseini
Mohegan Tribe	10/19/2001	1	10/19/01	X 3/31/06	X								860 862-6156
Uncas Health District	3/27/2007	1											860 823-1189

Delaware

Enrolled Jurisdiction Name	Enrollment Date	Self-Assessment Period	Self-Assessment Completed	Standards Reported Achieved Based on Self-Assessment Date Last Verified									Jurisdiction Contact	FDA Contact
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Delaware Division of Public Health	9/15/2004	1											Robert Hoffner 850 488-3951

Florida

Enrolled Jurisdiction Name	Enrollment Date	Self-Assessment Period	Self-Assessment Completed	Standards Reported Achieved Based on Self-Assessment Date Last Verified									Jurisdiction Contact	FDA Contact
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services	3/12/2002	1	2/20/03	X 1/18/07	X 1/18/07			X 1/18/07		X 1/18/07		X 1/18/07	850 245-5520
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation	9/6/2001	1	3/27/02	X 4/11/06				X 4/11/06		X 4/11/06			850 922-8850
		2	10/9/06	X	X 10/26/06			X		X		X 4/13/08
Florida Department of Health	6/01/2007	1											850 245-4444 ext. 2337

Georgia

Enrolled Jurisdiction Name	Enrollment Date	Self-Assessment Period	Self-Assessment Completed	Standards Reported Achieved Based on Self-Assessment Date Last Verified									Jurisdiction Contact	FDA Contact
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Ben Hill County Health Department	3/19/2007	1											229 426-5293
Berrien County Health Department	3/19/2007	1											229 686-1770
Brooks County Health Department	3/19/2007	1											229 263-7585
Bryan County Health Department	8/24/2006	1											912 756-2611
Camden County Health Department	8/24/2006	1											912 729-6012
Carroll County Environmental Health	9/20/2004	1	2/1/06	X						X			Brandi Strickland 770 836-6781
Chatham County Environmental Health	7/16/2003	1	2/10/04							X			Helena Barton 912 356-2160
Clayton County Board of Health	3/26/2006	1	3/3/06							X			404 294-3700
Cobb County Bureau of Health, Center for Environmental Health	10/12/2004	1	2/1/06	X						X			770 435-7815
Cook County Health Department	8/24/2006	1											229 896-8297
Coweta County Environmental Health	9/22/2004	1	2/10/05							X			770 254-7422
DeKalb County Board of Health	7/11/2003	1	6/22/04	X						X			404 508-7900
Effingham County Environmental Health	3/21/2006	1											912 754-6850
Georgia Department of Agriculture	10/22/2001	1	3/3/03	X 8/24/07				X 8/24/07		X 8/24/07			404 656-3628
Georgia DHR Environmental Health Section	8/21/2007	1											404 657-4660
Glynn County Health Department	8/24/2006	1											912 264-3931
Gwinnett County Environmental Health	1/5/2005	1	1/19/06	X						X			Robbie Westbrooks 770 963-5132
Henry County Environmental Health	1/31/2007	1											770 954-2078 ext. 8
Houston County	7/11/2003	1	6/28/04							X			Bert Tilton 478 218-2020
Liberty County Health Department	8/24/2006	1											912 368-5520
Long County Health Department	8/24/2006	1											912 545-2107 ext. 235
Lowndes/Echols/Lanier County Health Departments	8/24/2006	1											229 245-2314
McIntosh County Health Department	8/24/2006	1											912 832-5473
Newton County Environmental Health	1/5/2005	1	3/3/06	X									Kerry Wright 770 784-2121
Rockdale County Environmental Health	1/5/2005	1	3/3/06	X									Joe Farmer 770 785-5948
Tift County Health Department	3/19/2007	1											229 386-7961
Turner/Irwin County Health Departments	3/19/2007	1											229 567-4357

Guam

Enrolled Jurisdiction Name	Enrollment Date	Self-Assessment Period	Self-Assessment Completed	Standards Reported Achieved Based on Self-Assessment Date Last Verified									Jurisdiction Contact	FDA Contact
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services	9/26/2001	1	2/27/03										Tom Nadeau 671 735-7221

Hawaii

Enrolled Jurisdiction Name	Enrollment Date	Self-Assessment Period	Self-Assessment Completed	Standards Reported Achieved Based on Self-Assessment Date Last Verified									Jurisdiction Contact	FDA Contact
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Hawaii District Health Office	10/1/2001	1	7/24/02		X					X			808 933-0917
Hawaii Food and Drug Branch	5/27/2005	1	5/31/05							X			Lynn Nakasone 808 586-4725
Kauai District Health Office	4/18/2005	1	4/18/05							X			Clyde Takekuma 808 241-3323
Maui District Health Office	4/18/2005	1	4/18/05							X			Herbert Matsubayashi 808 984-8230
Oahu Sanitation Branch	5/31/2005	1	5/31/05							X			Rex Mitsunaga 808 586-8035

Idaho

Enrolled Jurisdiction Name	Enrollment Date	Self-Assessment Period	Self-Assessment Completed	Standards Reported Achieved Based on Self-Assessment Date Last Verified									Jurisdiction Contact	FDA Contact
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Central District Health Department	9/26/2001	1	4/19/05	X 2/14/06								X 3/7/07	208 327-8587
Eastern Idaho Public Health District	2/14/2003	1	9/27/04	X 2/14/06								X 3/7/07	208 523-5382
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare	10/1/2001	1	12/12/02	X 2/14/06			X			X		X 3/7/07	208 334-5936
North Central District Health Department	2/26/2003	1	3/17/04	X 2/14/06			X					X 3/7/07	208 799-3100
Panhandle Health District 1	7/9/2003	1	6/23/04	X 2/14/06								X 3/7/07	208 415-5200
South Central District Health Department	1/6/2003	1	9/22/03	X 2/14/06								X 3/7/07	208 734-5900
Southeastern District Health Department	2/10/2003	1	1/29/04	X 2/14/06					X	X		X 3/7/07	208 327-8520
Southwest District Health Department	10/21/2002	1	10/15/03	X 2/14/06			X					X 3/7/07	208 455-5400

Illinois

Enrolled Jurisdiction Name	Enrollment Date	Self-Assessment Period	Self-Assessment Completed	Standards Reported Achieved Based on Self-Assessment Date Last Verified									Jurisdiction Contact	FDA Contact
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Dupage County Health Department	1/4/2005	1											Sue Kowalcyzk
Illinois Department of Public Health	9/3/2002	1	6/17/04					X		X			James Bloom

Indiana

Enrolled Jurisdiction Name	Enrollment Date	Self-Assessment Period	Self-Assessment Completed	Standards Reported Achieved Based on Self-Assessment Date Last Verified									Jurisdiction Contact	FDA Contact
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Dearborn County	9/4/2002	1	6/13/03					X	X	X			812 537-8756
Hendricks County Health Department	1/22/2008	1											317 745-9217
Howard County Department of Health	9/3/2002	1	5/7/03	X			X	X	X	X			765 456-2405
LaPorte County Department of Health	9/3/2002	1	6/1/04							X			219 874-3755
Marion County Health Department	1/5/2007	1	1/4/08	X		X	X		X	X			317 221-2224

Iowa

Enrolled Jurisdiction Name	Enrollment Date	Self-Assessment Period	Self-Assessment Completed	Standards Reported Achieved Based on Self-Assessment Date Last Verified									Jurisdiction Contact	FDA Contact
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
ADLM Environmental Health	5/30/2003	1	5/25/04						X	X			641 437-1909
Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals	10/26/2001	1	8/15/02		X 2/13/06		X 2/13/06		X 2/13/06	X 2/13/06		X 2/13/06	515 281-8587
		2	9/05/07		X		X	X	X	X		X
Lee County Health Department	8/13/2003	1	6/18/04							X			319 372-5225
City of Ottumwa	5/2/2003	1	5/25/04		X		X		X	X			641 683-0694
Siouxland District Health Department	6/19/2003	1	7/11/05							X			712 279-6119

Kansas

Enrolled Jurisdiction Name	Enrollment Date	Self-Assessment Period	Self-Assessment Completed	Standards Reported Achieved Based on Self-Assessment Date Last Verified									Jurisdiction Contact	FDA Contact
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Johnson County Environmental Department	11/23/2004	1	5/10/05	X	X	X		X		X	X		913 715-6900
Junction City/Geary County Health Department	3/7/2005	1											785 762-5788
Kansas Department of Health and Environment	8/30/2001	1	8/9/02		X 10/26/05		X 10/26/05	X 10/26/05	X 10/26/05	X 10/26/05			785 296-1705
Reno County Health Department	4/8/2005	1											620 294-2900

Maryland

Enrolled Jurisdiction Name	Enrollment Date	Self-Assessment Period	Self-Assessment Completed	Standards Reported Achieved Based on Self-Assessment Date Last Verified									Jurisdiction Contact	FDA Contact
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene	9/3/2002	1	6/15/04		X								410 767-8440

Massachusetts

Enrolled Jurisdiction Name	Enrollment Date	Self-Assessment Period	Self-Assessment Completed	Standards Reported Achieved Based on Self-Assessment Date Last Verified									Jurisdiction Contact	FDA Contact
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
City of Boston	12/22/2004	1	12/1/05	X				X		X			617 961-3212
Town of Danvers	12/16/2004	1	11/29/05	X						X			978 777-0001 ext. 3025
Town of Greenfield	1/26/2007	1											413 772-1404 x115
Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Food Protection Program	10/12/2006	1	9/21/07	X 9/21/07				X 9/21/07		X 9/21/07			617 983-6773
Town of Nahant	7/11/2006	1											781 581-0088
City of Newton	3/17/2006	1	2/17/07	X						X			617 796-1420
Town of West Springfield	2/16/2007	1	1/07/08	X						X			413 263-3205

Michigan

Enrolled Jurisdiction Name	Enrollment Date	Self-Assessment Period	Self-Assessment Completed	Standards Reported Achieved Based on Self-Assessment Date Last Verified									Jurisdiction Contact	FDA Contact
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Genessee County Health Department	11/03/2006	1	11/3/06	X					X	X			Dorothy Gonzales 810 257-3603
Michigan Department of Agriculture, Food & Dairy Division	2/26/2004	1	5/25/07	X 7/31/07									Kevin Besey 517 373-1062

Minnesota

Enrolled Jurisdiction Name	Enrollment Date	Self-Assessment Period	Self-Assessment Completed	Standards Reported Achieved Based on Self-Assessment Date Last Verified									Jurisdiction Contact	FDA Contact
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Anoka County Community Health and Environmental Services	5/02/2007	1											763 422-7068
City of Bloomington	6/25/2003	1	8/14/04										Jeff Luedeman 952 563-8977
City of Brooklyn Park	6/30/2003	1	6/4/04							X	X		Vickie Schleuning 763 493-8075
Lake County	5/23/2003	1	4/30/04										218 834-8406
Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Dairy, and Food Inspections Division	9/14/2001	1	3/3/03			X				X			Dave Read 651 201-6596
Minnesota Department of Health, Environmental Health Services	9/14/2001	1	2/1/03					X		X			Gary Edwards 651 201-4513
St. Louis County Public Health and Human Services	9/19/2006	1											Donna O'Connor 218 725-5243
Olmstead County Public Health Services	4/14/2005	1											Dawn Beck 507 281-6038
Washington County Department of Public Health and Environment	11/5/2001	1	1/22/03							X	X		651 430-6698

Mississippi

Enrolled Jurisdiction Name	Enrollment Date	Self-Assessment Period	Self-Assessment Completed	Standards Reported Achieved Based on Self-Assessment Date Last Verified									Jurisdiction Contact	FDA Contact
				1	2