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                Domestic Mutual Reliance

Domestic Mutual Reliance

                        Domestic Mutual Reliance Benefits for Industry and Consumers
          FDA and State Counterparts
          Domestic Mutual Reliance Work in Human and Animal Food East Division 1
          Domestic Mutual  Reliance Work in Human and Animal Food East Division 2
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          Domestic Mutual Reliance Work in Human and Animal Food East Division 4
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          Domestic Mutual Reliance Work in Human and Animal Food East Division 6
          Domestic Mutual Reliance Work in Human and Animal Food West Division 1
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The Division of Human and Animal Food West 4 (HAFW4) encompasses: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.

State counterparts perform contract inspections in both human and animal food facilities.

For more information on Rapid Response Teams, Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards, and other programs, please see FDA and State Counterparts.

Arizona

FDA engages with the Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS) to perform contract inspections. State employees enter and inspect under FDA authority, thus maintaining active FDA credentials. AZDHS performs current Good Manufacturing Practices inspections in the human food program. AZDHS participates in the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards.

Areas of Collaboration

Work planning sessions
	Utilizing state inspectional data to assist with casework performed
	Sharing compliance activities
	Joint inspections of facilities when needed
	Food Safety Task Force
	Regulatory meetings with the state and the division’s compliance branch to discuss non-compliance of firms and bring firms into voluntary compliance
	Training, including on-the-job training for state inspectors
	Regulated industry information sharing
	Product recallsAdditional Resources

Arizona Department of Health Services
	Arizona Department of AgricultureColorado

The FDA engages with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) to perform contract inspections. CDPHE performs Juice Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), Seafood HACCP, current Good Manufacturing Practices, Acidified Foods, Environmental Sampling Assignments, and Full Scope Preventive Controls inspections in the human food program. CDA performs Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, Licensed Medicated Feed Mill, Non-Licensed Medicated Feed Mill, and Veterinary Feed Directive inspections in the animal food program. State employees enter and inspect under FDA authority, thus maintaining active FDA credentials. CDPHE participates in the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards and is a participant in the State Produce Implementation Cooperative Agreement Program. CDA participates in the Animal Feed Regulatory Program Standards.

Areas of Collaboration

Work planning sessions
	Utilizing state inspectional data to assist with casework performed
	Sharing compliance activities
	Joint inspections of facilities when needed
	Food Safety Task Force
	Regulatory meetings with the state and the division’s compliance branch to discuss non-compliance of firms and bring firms into voluntary compliance
	Training, including on-the-job training for state inspectors
	Regulated industry information sharing
	Product recallsAdditional Resources:

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
	Colorado Department of AgricultureNew Mexico

FDA engages with the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) to perform contract inspections. NMED performs current Good Manufacturing Practices inspections in the human food program, and NMDA performs Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, current Good Manufacturing Practices, and Veterinary Feed Directive inspections in the animal food program. State employees enter and inspect under FDA authority, thus maintaining active FDA credentials. NMED participates in the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards. NMDA participates in the Animal Feed Regulatory Program Standards and is a participant in the State Produce Implementation Cooperative Agreement Program.

Areas of Collaboration

Work planning sessions
	Utilizing state inspectional data to assist with casework performed
	Sharing compliance activities
	Joint inspections of facilities when needed
	Food Safety Task Force
	Regulatory meetings with the state and the division’s compliance branch to discuss non-compliance of firms and bring firms into voluntary compliance
	Training, including on-the-job training for state inspectors
	Regulated industry information sharing
	Product recallsAdditional Resources

New Mexico Environment Department
	New Mexico Department of AgricultureUtah

FDA engages with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) to perform contract inspections. UDAF performs current Good Manufacturing Practices, Juice Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points, and Full Scope Preventive Controls inspections in the human food program, and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy inspections in the animal food program. State employees enter and inspect under FDA authority, thus maintaining active FDA credentials. UDAF is in full conformance with the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards and is a participant in the State Produce Implementation Cooperative Agreement Program.

In April 2021, UDAF signed a domestic mutual reliance partnership agreement with FDA to further expand collaboration and commitment to protecting public health, as well as enhance the relationship between the agencies as they work together toward an Integrated Food Safety System.

Area of Collaboration

Work planning sessions
	Utilizing state inspectional data to assist with casework performed
	Sharing compliance activities
	Joint inspections of facilities when needed
	Food Safety Task Force
	Rapid Response Team
	Regulatory meetings with the state and the division’s compliance branch to discuss non-compliance of firms and bring firms into voluntary compliance
	Training, including on-the-job training for state inspectors
	Regulated industry information sharing
	Product recallsAdditional Resources

Utah Department of Agriculture and FoodWyoming

FDA engages with the Wyoming Department of Agriculture (WDA) to perform contract human food inspections. WDA performs current Good Manufacturing Practices, Acidified Food, and Full Scope Preventive Controls inspections in the human food program. State employees enter and inspect under FDA authority, thus maintaining active FDA credentials. WDA is in full conformance with the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards.

Area of Collaboration

Work planning sessions
	Utilizing state inspectional data to assist with casework performed
	Sharing compliance activities
	Joint inspections of facilities when needed
	Food Safety Task Force
	Regulatory meetings with the state and the division’s compliance branch to discuss non-compliance of firms and bring firms into voluntary compliance
	Training, including on-the-job training for state inspectors
	Regulated industry information sharing
	Product recallsAdditional Resources

Wyoming Department of Agriculture

                                                                                  Content current as of:
      10/06/2021Domestic Mutual Reliance

          
                        Domestic Mutual Reliance Benefits for Industry and Consumers
          FDA and State Counterparts
          Domestic Mutual Reliance Work in Human and Animal Food East Division 1
          Domestic Mutual  Reliance Work in Human and Animal Food East Division 2
          Domestic Mutual Reliance Work in Human and Animal Food East Division 3
          Domestic Mutual Reliance Work in Human and Animal Food East Division 4
          Domestic Mutual Reliance Work in Human and Animal Food East Division 5
          Domestic Mutual Reliance Work in Human and Animal Food East Division 6
          Domestic Mutual Reliance Work in Human and Animal Food West Division 1
          Domestic Mutual Reliance Work in Human and Animal Food West Division 2
          Domestic Mutual Reliance Work in Human and Animal Food West Division 3
          Domestic Mutual Reliance Work in Human and Animal Food West Division 4
          Domestic Mutual Reliance Work in Human and Animal Food West Division 5
          Domestic Mutual Reliance Work in Human and Animal Food West Division 6
          Domestic Mutual Reliance Work in Division of West Coast Imports (DWCI)
 
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