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Path C Continuing Development of a New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Produce Safety Program under Path C that will Enhance On-Farm Food Safety - Project Summary

Project Title: Continuing Development of a New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Produce Safety Program under Path C that will Enhance On-Farm Food Safety.

Project Description: To implement a produce safety regulatory program in New York State that will promote on-farm food safety to address growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce on New York State farms. The produce safety program will also encourage high rates of compliance with the FSMA produce safety rule. This project will be a collaborative effort between FDA, the New York State Department of Agriculture (Department), and Cornell University and Cornell Cooperative Extension. The Department will follow program Path C, as outlined in FOA PAR-21-174. The Department inspection and enforcement authority is confirmed by state law 1 CRR-NY 273.1 that adopts 21 CFR Part 112 except for Subparts E, P, Q, and R. Subpart E will be adopted when rulemaking on this subpart is complete. Department compliance authority is found in Article_3. The Department currently conducts sprout inspections under the authority of NYS Agriculture and Markets Law Article 20-C.

Project Goals: The Department produce safety program will utilize federal funding to enhance or establish the following program objectives under Path C as identified in the FOA:

1. Program documentation that will include the assessment and planning essential to program development. The project plan will facilitate alignment of the Department's regulatory program and activities with FDA and other partners.
2. Program administration, including the enhancement and continued development of the New York State produce safety program and the produce safety regulatory framework.
3. Provide opportunities for outreach, education, and technical assistance on the produce safety rule and New York State produce safety program to produce farms.
4. Establish a complete and accurate inventory of produce farms which can be used to implement corresponding CAP objectives.

Expected Outcomes: We believe that the partnerships and plans that will emerge from this project will create a federal-state relationship that will leverage the existing expertise, knowledge, and resources of the Department, Cornell University, and Cornell Cooperative Extension. This collaboration will result in increased implementation of on-farm food safety practices, reduce the risk of serious adverse health consequences or death from consumption of contaminated New York State produce, and provide uniform produce safety rule inspections. On-farm inspections will verify understanding of and compliance with the produce safety rule. This project will conform to the CAP objectives and support a national integrated food safety system.

New York Department Of Agriculture & Markets

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]

Albany, New York 122351000 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 364% from $992,500 to $4,605,200.