U2FFD007417

Path B CDFA Continuation and Enhancement of the Produce Safety Program - California Department of Food and Agriculture PAR-21-174

Project Period: 2021-2026

Project Summary/Abstract

The request in this proposal allows the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to continue the development of a sustainable produce safety program within California. This will be accomplished by enhancing the current program to conduct the necessary farm inspections, provide education, outreach, and technical assistance to growers, and develop a farm inventory database.

CDFA chose to respond using Path B and will complete all applicable program objectives:

Goal 1: Conduct ongoing program assessments and planning while maintaining foundational resources that are essential to sustainable implementation of the PSP.

Goal 2: Routinely provide education, outreach, and technical assistance opportunities.

Goal 3: Establish a robust farm inventory within a database management system to maintain a complete and accurate database of California produce farms.

Goal 4: Create an integrated inspectional approach that represents and enables a proactive (partnership) approach to foodborne outbreaks and focusing on education of growers.

Goal 5: Implement the compliance and enforcement program with emphasis on consistency.

Goal 6: Strengthen CDFA's event response planning infrastructure to build upon existing systems for detecting, investigating, analyzing, and mitigating foodborne illness outbreaks.

To achieve these goals, CDFA will continually assess and strategically plan to increase the capacity of the existing regulatory program, perform ongoing expansion and quality control of the produce farm inventory, provide opportunities for education and training using evidence-based, nationally consistent training and workshops, and utilize a systems approach to maintain and further develop a comprehensive compliance and enforcement program focused on quality and national consistency.

Expected Outcomes: Continued development of the PSP will reduce public health risks for consumers of California produce across the nation. Utilizing a systems approach including both education and enforcement to promote understanding of and compliance with the PSR, CDFA will encourage the safe growing/harvesting/packing/holding of fruits and vegetables, significantly advance a national integrated food safety system, and effectively fulfill the requirements of FSMA.

California Department Of Food & 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]

Sacramento, California 958145607 United States

Single Zip Code

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 325% from $4,604,178 to $19,559,455.