On May 3, 2024 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold a webinar featuring representatives from the State of Iowa and Richmond County, North Carolina who will discuss how their jurisdictions achieved conformance with all nine of FDA’s Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now offers several resources to help state, local, territorial, and tribal jurisdictions complete a risk factor study as part of Standard 9 (Program Assessment) of the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will host three virtual, instructor-led Self-Assessment and Verification Audit (SAVA) Workshops for the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards ) in 2024.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched its Retail Program Standards Reference System, a searchable database of current Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards interpretations.

For National Food Safety Education Month 2022, the National Environmental Health Organization (NEHA), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (USDA's) Food and Nutrition Service are offering educational webinars and informational resources.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the release of its self-guided, online courses for regulatory agencies conducting self-assessments and verification audits under the Retail Food Program Standards.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) are emphasizing Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards nationwide with $7 million in funding and upcoming workshops.