NCDA&CS Food and Drug Protection Division

Matt AgleBrett Weed

• The Food ProgramThe Food Program – protects the health, welfare and economic protects the health, welfare and economic

interests of all consumersinterests of all consumers– a program of inspection which ensures a program of inspection which ensures

food products are wholesome and properly food products are wholesome and properly labeledlabeled

Role of NC Food and DrugRole of NC Food and Drug

BusinessesBusinesses

Manufacturer

Distribution Center

BusinessesBusinesses

Street and Farmers Markets

Grocery Stores

Home Processor

BusinessesBusinesses

Restaurants

Butcher

Street Vendor

ProductsProducts

ProductsProducts

ProductsProducts

ProductsProducts

GAP

Organic

RulesRules

• All must comply with cGMPAll must comply with cGMP• Additional rulesAdditional rules

Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations – All Food and Drug regulated products 21 CFR 110 or cGMPs– Acidified Foods 108 and 114– Low acid canned foods 108 and 113– Seafood 123– Manufacturing grade milk and any manufactured

dairy product 131-135

– NC Administrative Code adopts these regulations by reference 02 NCAC 09B .0116(o)

• Mislabeled• Allergens• Foreign Material• Microbial

– Epidemiology Product– Environmental Sample– HACCP Inspection– Product Testing

What can cause a recall?

Rapid Response Team

• Identify and Respond to food hazard incidents, both intentional and deliberate – Recalls, natural disasters, bad people

• Coordinated / Interchangeable (ICS)– NC regulators, FDA, USDA, other states– Law enforcement, state and fed. agencies

• Communicate internally and with community

NCDA&CS Food and Drug Protection DivisionRapid Response Team

FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs 2010 Group Recognition Award

For outstanding performance to design and establish procedures and protocols toward the development and implementation of rapid response

teams