Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) is currently working to meet these voluntary national food safety standards.  Michigan’s local health departments are also encouraged to enroll and work towards meeting these standards.  The information provided is intended to assist agencies through this process.  Please contact MDA at 517-373-1060 for additional assistance as needed.

Process Summary

Enrollment	Agencies are automatically enrolled under the standards in place at time of enrollment.
Self-assessment	with 36 months of enrollment
	every 36 months
Audit standards met within 3 years of self-assessment	Agencies are audited against the standards under which they enrolled.

Benefits of enrollment

Enrolled agencies and their status

Michigan Local Health: Assessment of Compliance with Standards

Standards

• 2001
• 2003
• 2005
• 2007

Enrollment

• Form and Instructions for completing
• Sample completed enrollment form

FDA Retail Food Program Resources Guide (Self-assessment forms)

Audit manual (2004)

Clearinghouse Q&A

Other related links:

• FDA- Evaluating and Measuring Program Effectiveness
• CFP- FDA Retail Standards Information