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October 18, 1999           
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FDA ANNOUNCES FOOD SAFETY GRANTS

The Food and Drug Administration announced today that it is awarding grants for innovative food safety projects to eleven state and local regulatory agencies. This pilot grant program is intended to complement, develop or improve state and local food safety programs that may also be used in other state or local jurisdictions. These grants, which total nearly $500,000, were awarded during Food Safety Education Month as part of President Clinton*s Food Safety Initiative.

The grants are for a one year period and were awarded in four key areas: 1) inspection, 2) regulation and compliance, 3) information systems and 4) education and health information dissemination.

The grants awarded and the grantees are:

  1. "Minimize /Eliminate Filth Organisms and Human Pathogens from Seed Sprouts"; Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Food Safety
  2. "Hands on HACCP Packaged for the Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Food Industry Project"; Georgia Department of Agriculture, Consumer Protection Division.
  3. "Food Worker certification Pilot Project for High School Students"; Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services.
  4. "Integrated Food Safety Information Delivery System"; Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals.
  5. "Windows Based Information System for the State of Missouri"; Jefferson Country , Missouri Health Center.
  6. "Risk-Based Assessment Program for Off-Site Foodservice; Maricopa County, Arizona Environmental Services Department, Environmental Health Division.
  7. "Food Safety for Festivals and Fundraisers-An Instructional Web Site and Videotape"; McDonough Country Illinois Health Department.
  8. "Training Program for Professional Sanitarians"; State of Michigan Department of Agriculture
  9. "Assisted/Residential Living Facilities & Non- Residential Meal Sites"; Rhode Island Department of Health for Food Safety Standards Development & Implementation.
  10. "Multi-language Audio Food Safety Education and Testing Program"; Southwest Washington County, Washington Health District.
  11. "Web Based Training for Inspection of Apple Cider Processing Plants"; Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Division of Food Safety.
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