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Path C AZDA- Produce Safety Rule Program - Arizona Department of Agriculture

Project Summary

This Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA) project entitled Arizona Produce Safety Rule Implementation is intended to facilitate long-term improvement to the national food safety system. The overall purpose of the funding opportunity announcement (FOA): PAR-21-174 is to advance the efforts for a nationally integrated food safety system (IFSS) by supporting state and territory food safety programs to enhance produce safety and achieve high rates of compliance with the FDA's Produce Safety Rule by way of regulatory programs focused on quality and national consistency.

Furthermore, data gathered through the Produce Safety Rule Cooperative Agreement will provide the FDA with additional and accurate information on production that will ensure better management of the Produce Safety Rule (PSR), in addition to providing better outreach to those that will have to comply with the regulatory mandates.

Through the previous funding opportunity, the Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA) received its PSR inspection authority (A.R.S. § 3-525.04 - https://www.azleg.gov/arsDetail/?title=3) and then developed administrative rules (https://apps.azsos.gov/public_services/title_03/3-10.pdf) which adopted the Produce Safety Rule, allowing staff to conduct produce safety inspections under our own authority.

The overarching goal of the program is to protect public health through the safe production of fresh fruits and vegetables. Minimizing the risks of pathogen contamination is key to preventing foodborne illnesses. As we strive to meet the goals in each of the 7 objectives, we are confident that we will achieve the overarching goal of the PSR. We will continue to leverage existing expertise, knowledge, and resources in our state to provide education, training, and technical assistance to all produce farms.

Arizona Department Of Agriculture

TO ASSIST INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS, TO ESTABLISH, EXPAND, AND IMPROVE RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, EDUCATION AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES, ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS), BIOLOGICS, BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS, THERAPEUTICS, VACCINES AND ALLERGENIC PROJECTS, DRUG HAZARDS, HUMAN AND VETERINARY DRUGS, CLINICAL TRIALS ON DRUGS AND DEVICES FOR ORPHAN PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT, NUTRITION, SANITATION AND MICROBIOLOGICAL HAZARDS, MEDICAL DEVICES AND DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS, RADIATION EMITTING DEVICES AND MATERIALS, FOOD SAFETY AND FOOD ADDITIVES. THESE PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY THE FOLLOWING CENTERS AND OFFICES: CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH (CBER), CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH (CDER), CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH (CDRH), CENTER FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE (CVM), CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND APPLIED NUTRITION (CFSAN), NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH (NCTR), THE OFFICE OF ORPHAN PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT (OPD), THE CENTER FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS (CTP), AND OFFICE OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS (ORA), AND THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER (OC). SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PROGRAMS: TO STIMULATE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, TO ENCOURAGE THE ROLE OF SMALL BUSINESS TO MEET FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS, TO INCREASE PRIVATE SECTOR COMMERCIALIZATION OF INNOVATIONS DERIVED FROM FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND TO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION BY MINORITY AND DISADVANTAGED PERSONS IN TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION. FUNDING SUPPORT FOR SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE FDA SCIENTIFIC MISSION AND PUBLIC HEALTH ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.

93.103 - Food and Drug Administration Research

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

FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) [HHS - FDA]

Phoenix, Arizona 850072952 United States

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The FDA's Cooperative Agreement Program for States and Territories to Implement a National Produce Safety Program (U2F) Clinical Trials Not Allowed (PAR-21-174)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 356% from $600,500 to $2,735,783.