The MFRPA and the Laboratory Accreditation Meeting Planning Committees are presenting an interactive workshop on facilitating Laboratory and Regulatory Program Collaboration using the IFPTI Integrated Food Safety System Toolkit (Toolkit). Use of the Toolkit will provide a broader context for assessing an organization’s current integration efforts and identify potential areas for improvement, especially with respect to cross-agency/cross discipline activities. The target audience is all State and FDA staff attending the annual MFRPA and Laboratory meetings. Participants will be grouped together by State and FDA District to work through exercises together and develop an action plan for continuing work to improve communication and collaboration.
2:20 pm – 2:45 pm - The IFSS Toolkit Jack Guzewich, Association of Food and Drug Officials
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm - Food Protection Task Force Project Updates All Task Forces
2:45 pm – 4:00 pm - Group Exercise Instructor Cadre
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm - Group Exercise Debrief and Closing Ellen Buchanan, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tressa Madden, U.S. Food and Drug Administration