Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking applications for a collaborative effort to support state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) retail food safety programs in reducing the occurrence of food-borne illness risk factors. The program aims to advance a nationally integrated food safety system by conducting research, implementing intervention strategies, and performing other activities. The ideal applicant is a non-profit national organization affiliated with one or more institutions of higher learning, whose membership includes state, local, tribal, and territorial regulatory personnel whose primary duties include retail food safety. Key aspects of the job include: • Conducting research to identify and mitigate food-borne illness risk factors • Implementing intervention strategies to reduce the occurrence of food-borne illness • Collaborating with SLTT agencies to advance a nationally integrated food safety system • Performing other activities to reduce the burden of foodborne illness The applicant should have experience in retail food safety and a strong understanding of the FDA's goals and objectives.