Journal of Environmental Health
From Implementation to Impact: Building the Evidence Base for the Retail Program Standards
Numerous studies have evaluated individual components of retail food safety systems, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Code, certified food protection managers, Active Managerial Control, and routine inspection. Far less attention has been paid to whether the FDA Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards) function as an integrated systems intervention that improves public health outcomes. This article traces how outbreak science was translated into mea …