# Georgia Regulatory Cooperative Agreement to Enhance Produce Safety

> **NIH FDA U18** · GEORGIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE · 2021 · $204,917

## Abstract

Project Abstract:
The development of a produce safety program will establish a uniform foundation for the regulatory oversight of
Georgia commodities described in the Produce Safety Rule. The development and implementation of this program
will assist federal and state programs to better direct their regulatory activities toward reducing foodborne illness
hazards as related to growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce for human consumption.
Program needs for the cooperative agreement application funding include:
  Conduct assessment of the State’s produce landscape and available resources.
  Establish a framework and process to develop and maintain a produce farm inventory.
  Provide resources for, and invest in, program infrastructure.
  Develop specific mechanisms to coordinate with local, state, and federal partners for produce safety
activities.
  Formulate a multi-year plan to implement a produce safety system.
  Develop a performance measurement system.
  Evaluate the need for new or updated produce legislative or regulatory authority.
  Develop and/or provide education, outreach, and technical assistance to farming operations covered
 by the rule.
  Develop and/or provide education, outreach, and technical assistance to jurisdictional produce safety
regulators.
  Design and implement a compliance program.
If funded under this cooperative agreement application, Georgia will continue to strive toward full conformance
with the rule as we build capacity in a produce safety program focused on public health, while working in
collaboration with FDA and other stakeholders as part of an Integrated Food Safety System.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10364438
- **Project number:** 3U18FD005882-05S1
- **Recipient organization:** GEORGIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- **Principal Investigator:** Natalie Adan
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $204,917
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2016-09-05 → 2021-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10364438

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10364438, Georgia Regulatory Cooperative Agreement to Enhance Produce Safety (3U18FD005882-05S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10364438. Licensed CC0.

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