Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS) 

STRENGTH OF THE MFRPS 

AND PARTNERSHIPS 

 Improve the naƟon’s food safety as 

directed by the Food Safety 

ModernizaƟon Act (FSMA) 

 Enhance the infrastructure and capacity 

of state food safety regulatory 

programs 

 Provide a foundaƟon for mutual 

reliance between state programs and 

FDA in an effort towards an Integrated 

Food Safety System (IFSS) 

 Promote quality regulatory programs 

through conƟnuous self‐improvement 

 Improve communicaƟon among 

regulatory and public health partners 

 Promote the sharing of informaƟon via 

forums such as MFRPA and FoodSHIELD

What Leaders Are Saying 

“In a growing marketplace, FDA recognizes the importance of  leveraging our state partners to achieve our shared

responsibility protecƟng the public health. The MFRPS provide the framework for our federal/state cooperaƟve work,

broaden uniform and consistent regulatory foundaƟons and oversight of the regulated industry, recognizes comparable

regulatory public health systems with trusted partners, and leveraging of one another’s work and data. Through the

collaboraƟve efforts of the MFRPS, we’ll conƟnue to advance our goals of reaching  mutual reliance and best protect the

health and safety of our American people.” ‐‐ Michelle Motsinger, Regulatory Program Standards Group Manager 

“The MFRPS has been a real game changer for our state programs in Utah. The quality systems we have been able to develop

based on the Standards have helped to vastly improve the quality of our risk‐based inspecƟons. We have also been able to

build a compliance and enforcement program that has shown measurable improvements at gaining compliance in the food

and dietary supplement industry. The Standards have enabled us to focus on conƟnuous improvements and parƟcipate as a

full partner with FDA in ensuring that food products manufactured in Utah are safe, wholesome, and honestly presented.”      

‐‐ Richard Beckstrand, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food

“When I was a new coordinator, the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards helped outline a path for developing

more robust manufactured food and sampling programs. Now that we have been through three cycles of full‐conformance

with the standards, we sƟll use these standards to guide our program and conƟnuously improve.” 

‐‐ Amber Grisamore, Kansas Department of Agriculture 

41 States Enrolled (44 State programs). 

36 State programs are in full 

conformance. Data current as of October 

2022, subject to change. 

Several states have two state programs 

enrolled in the standards (SC, WV and 

CA). Both programs in SC, WV, and the 

CA DPH are in full conformance. 
Financial Assistance to Build FoundaƟonal and 

Quality State Programs 

At this Ɵme, the Flexible Funding Model (FFM) may provide up 

to $300,000 per year for up to 3 years for the MFRPS 

Development Phase. Based on the program’s chosen opƟons 

(Food ProtecƟon Task Force, Special Projects, etc.) and the 

criteria‐based data level, the Maintenance Phase could provide 

from $150,000 to $300,000 to the program per year, plus an 

addiƟonal $150,000 for up to three years for a FSMA Human 

Foods PrevenƟve Controls ImplementaƟon Expansion 

Supplement. Funding could be provided as long as funding 

remains available, and the agency’s progress remains 

acceptable. 

This FFM funding can be used for: 

 Hiring appropriate staff, including a dedicated coordinator 

to oversee the MFRPS program 

 Covering the costs of inspecƟonal staff training, to include 

both course fees and travel costs 

 Offseƫng some staff salaries to enable Ɵme for MFRPS 

 AcquisiƟon of inspecƟonal equipment and tools 

 Upgrading necessary inspecƟonal or laboratory capabiliƟes 

FDA SUPPORT FOR STATE PROGRAMS 

 Offers dedicated FDA staff to work with the 

State program staff, provide experƟse and 

technical support including annual meeƟngs 

 Builds collaboraƟon between state programs, 

divisions within FDA and other outside agencies 

 Encourages integraƟon of data collecƟon 

systems to improve interoperability between 

FDA and state programs 

CONTACT US 

Office of Partnerships: OP.Feedback@fda.hhs.gov ORA Audit Staff: ORAOOAudits@fda.hhs.gov

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 

 Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards (includes link to funding announcement): 

 hƩp://www.fda.gov/MFRPS

 Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Alliance (MFRPA): www.afdo.org/MFRPA

 FoodSHIELD: www.foodshield.org 

 FSMA (includes link to the Technical Assistance Network): www.fda.gov/FSMA

 FDA Office of Partnerships: www.fda.gov/regulatorypartners

 Other FDA Regulatory Program Standards: www.fda.gov/regulatoryprogramstandards