Key Informant Interview Summary Report: Local Health Departments and the FDA Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (PDF)

This report explores the successes and challenges that local health departments have had with the Food and Drug Administration’s Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards). The document identifies strategies for improving implementation of the Retail Program Standards; explains issues, successes, and challenges that local health departments have had in using the Retail Program Standards; and identifies potential best practices and tools to support the work of current and prospective enrollees in the Retail Program Standards.