REP. MIKE THOMPSON ANNOUNCES $70,000 FEDERAL GRANT FOR LAKE COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
September 13, 2012
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today announced a federal Food and Drug Administration grant of $70,000 for Lake County Environmental Health. The grant will be used for the evaluation of risk factors and the prevention of foodborne illnesses.
“We have a responsibility to make sure safety standards for our food are met,” said Thompson. “This grant will give the dedicated officials at Lake County Environmental Health the resources they need to study risks and prevent foodborne illness. I am proud to have supported this funding, and will continue to support it in the future.”
Since 2006 Lake County Environmental Health has been enrolled in the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards. These standards are a valuable tool for local agencies who work to ensure food safety and sanitation through permits and inspections of retail food establishment.
However, a small rural jurisdiction operating a Retail Food Safety Program may not have resources available to implement a robust program that uses all of the National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards and their prescribed methodology.
“We are looking forward to working with our federal agency partners on this exciting project,” said Jim Brown, Director of Lake County Health Services. “The grant funding allows us now to develop significant consumer protection with the extra cost not directly borne by local businesses.”
With this federal grant, Lake County Environmental Health will be able to improve food safety by making further use of the National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards and their prescribed methodology.
Congressman Mike Thompson is proud to represent California's 1st Congressional District, which includes the Counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, Napa, and Yolo. He is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Rep. Thompson is also a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition and sits on the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Wine Caucus.
“We have a responsibility to make sure safety standards for our food are met,” said Thompson. “This grant will give the dedicated officials at Lake County Environmental Health the resources they need to study risks and prevent foodborne illness. I am proud to have supported this funding, and will continue to support it in the future.”
Since 2006 Lake County Environmental Health has been enrolled in the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards. These standards are a valuable tool for local agencies who work to ensure food safety and sanitation through permits and inspections of retail food establishment.
However, a small rural jurisdiction operating a Retail Food Safety Program may not have resources available to implement a robust program that uses all of the National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards and their prescribed methodology.
“We are looking forward to working with our federal agency partners on this exciting project,” said Jim Brown, Director of Lake County Health Services. “The grant funding allows us now to develop significant consumer protection with the extra cost not directly borne by local businesses.”
With this federal grant, Lake County Environmental Health will be able to improve food safety by making further use of the National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards and their prescribed methodology.
Congressman Mike Thompson is proud to represent California's 1st Congressional District, which includes the Counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, Napa, and Yolo. He is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Rep. Thompson is also a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition and sits on the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Wine Caucus.
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