Monday, November 25, 2024
11/25/2024
Project Summary The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA), Regulatory and Environmental Affairs Division (READ) functions as a consumer protection and consumer service organization with the mission of enforcing laws, rules, and regulations to protect the public food supply. Regulating the animal feed supply falls within the purview of WVDA READ. By completing this project, WVDA READ plans to maintain and improve an effective and consistent animal feed regulatory program. The maintenance and improvement of the feed safety program will be achieved by focusing on maintaining full implementation of the Animal Feed Regulatory Program Standards (AFRPS). AFRPS implementation will be sustained by continuing program audits and assessments as required in each standard, training staff, conducting community outreach, maintaining an improvement plan, and making program changes based on that plan. Other specific aims of this project include: • Developing and sustaining innovative approaches to AFRPS implementation that can be replicated by other regulatory agencies by using common software and simple, streamlined standard operating procedures that can be easily shared; • Supporting activities that promote the continuous improvement of AFRPS by attending face-to-face meetings and contributing information to committees; • Continuing to build relationships and communication with state and federal regulatory agencies, such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by maintaining a feed safety inspection contract, participating in meetings and audits, and sharing information. WVDA READ plans to enhance the feed inspection program during this project period. An effective and consistent feed inspection program will assist in carrying out the mission of the organization by ensuring the safety of the animal feed supply.
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