AFDO gratefully acknowledges the state and local regulatory agencies whose partnership and data sharing made the Retail Data Analytics Project possible. Together, these agencies contributed more than 800,000 routine retail food inspections conducted between 2017 and 2022, providing an unprecedented multi-jurisdictional dataset for advancing risk-based inspection practices and regulatory program evaluation.
Participating agencies:
- Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
- Arkansas Department of Health
- Harris County Public Health (Texas)
- Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing
- Kansas Department of Agriculture
- Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
- Rhode Island Department of Health
- South Carolina Department of Agriculture
- Tennessee Department of Health
AFDO sincerely thanks these agencies for their ongoing collaboration and commitment to strengthening retail food safety through data-driven approaches.
This project was supported by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award U18FD007051, with 100 percent funded by FDA/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, FDA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.