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Produce Safety Alliance - Project Summary/Abstract

Ensuring the availability of safe fruits and vegetables for all consumers is the broad, long-term goal of this project. This supports the FDA mission of protecting public health and ensuring the safety of our nation's food supply.

To achieve this goal, the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) team will continue to expand its training, education, outreach, and technical assistance efforts to all those involved in keeping produce safe from farm to fork. This will be done by seeking input from all sectors of the produce industry to identify gaps in knowledge as well as challenges to implementation of food safety practices.

We will maintain and expand our collaborative networks regionally, nationally, and internationally to share produce safety information and build inclusive programming. We will gather relevant research data on the most effective ways to reduce microbial risks so that the new educational materials and training programs the PSA team develops to fill knowledge gaps and overcome challenges are science-based and accurate.

The PSA team will keep all of the curricula updated as Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule (PSR) subparts are modified and guidance is finalized. In addition, we will coordinate additional translations of the PSA grower training curriculum and adjust delivery policies to expand training options to meet the literacy level and language needs of growers.

The PSA team will continue to expand the cadre of PSA trainers to make certain that no matter where produce industry personnel are located, they will have access to high-quality trainers capable of effectively delivering training programs and answering questions about the FSMA PSR.

The PSA will collect and analyze PSA training evaluations from registered courses to monitor program effectiveness and address any problems that are identified. We will continue to support PSA trainers with monthly educators' calls to increase their food safety knowledge and an annual webinar to share new or revised PSA policies and FSMA PSR updates.

We will continue monthly updates with our PSA Executive Committee and quarterly updates with our PSA Steering Committee. As new challenges arise, we will be prepared to facilitate discussions and host special topic summits to increase dialogue between all stakeholders.

Lastly, the PSA team will collect, maintain, and organize all resources into an easily accessible repository that is frequently updated to build user trust in the value of the information.

Cornell University

NOT APPLICABLE

93.103 - Food and Drug Administration Research

FDA Office of Acquisition and Grant Services (OAGS) [HHS - FDA]

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) [HHS - FDA]

Geneva, New York 144560000 United States

Single Zip Code

Training Alliance to Enhance Produce Safety and FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Compliance (U2F) Clinical Trial Not Allowed (RFA-FD-21-024)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 06/30/24 to 06/30/25 and the total obligations have increased 336% from $801,170 to $3,491,910.