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FDA Awards Cooperative Agreement to Advance a Nationally Integrated Food Safety System

Funding Opportunities

August 29, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) awarded the National Project to Support and Promote Consistent Implementation of Regulatory Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption Cooperative Agreement to the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA).

NASDA will receive up to $3.9 million over three years to collaborate with the FDA in developing, implementing, and improving a nationally consistent system of support which facilitates the implementation of state and territorial produce safety regulatory programs that are modernized and aligned with the standards set forth in the FDA’s rule: “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption” (commonly referred to as the Produce Safety Rule).

The purpose of this support system will be to assist these agencies, in conjunction with the FDA, in advancing efforts for a nationally integrated food safety system through planning, establishment, and/or enhancement of state and territorial produce safety regulatory programs that encourage the safe production of fresh fruits and vegetables, promote understanding of the Produce Safety Rule and enforce compliance with the Produce Safety Rule's requirements.

The FDA’s Produce Safety Rule establishes science-based minimum standards for the growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce intended for human consumption. Achieving these standards requires strong collaboration between federal, state, and territorial agencies. Many state and territorial regulatory bodies are actively aligning their practices with the modernized standards of the Produce Safety Rule, and this agreement provides essential funding to develop nationally consistent programs in support of this alignment.

 

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