North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services July 2010Proposal for FDA 'Feed Safety and BSE/Ruminant Feed Ban Support Project RFA-FD-10-002TABLE of CONTENTS I. IntroductionII. GoalsIII. ObjectivesIV. MilestonesV. Key Project Areas 1. Feed Program Staffing and Training 2. Laboratory Personnel and Test Methodology 3. Identification of Inspection sites 4. Feed Establishment Inspections 5. Surveillance Sampling, Testing 6. Inspection Reports and Laboratory Testing Results 7. Improvements 8. OutreachVI. Other Submission Requirements 1. Availability of current adequately trained program staff 2. Availability of current adequately trained laboratory staff 3. Laboratory analyses acceptable to FDA 4. Description of current program 5. Detailed budget 6. Count of feed facilities 7. Description of current inspections 8. Satisfy reporting requirements 9. Current funding level appropriations 10. Program improvement 11. Justification for hiring new staff 12. FDA Notification of violative facilitiesVII. Laboratory Facilities 1. Support Areas 2. Sample Receiving and Storage, Chain of Custody 3. Proposed UpgradesVIII. Laboratory Management Practices 1. Quality Management System 2. Staffing Management 3. Monitoring Work FlowPage 1 of 37
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services July 2010 Proposal for FDA Feed Safety and BSE/Ruminant Feed Ban Support Project RFA-FD-10-002 PROJECT NARRATIVE Feed Safety and compliance with the BSE/Ruminant Feed Ban are dynamic issues of major concern for the general public. Increased importation of foreign feed ingredients coupled with challenging economic pressure can potentially lead to serious human and animal health issues. Increased surveillance of the Feed Industry is therefore vital to protecting the health and safety of both humans and animals from these potential problems.
