# Path C Ohio's Plan to Implement a National Produce Safety Program

> **NIH FDA U2F** · OHIO STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE · 2021 · $492,178

## Abstract

Ohio-Project Summary
The Ohio Department of Agriculture will continue to development and implement a produce safety
program based on the FDA’s Produce Safety rule. This will help advance efforts for a national integrated
food safety system. To that end, Ohio will be following Path C. We will be conducting inspections under
our own authority, providing educational opportunities and outreach such as on farm consultations; and
continue to determine Ohio’s produce grower inventory. Ohio falls into band 4 for education and
inventory and band 5 for regulatory activities. Ohio will share all information concerning our produce
safety program, with the FDA.
Ohio’s jurisdictional authority can be found in https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/chapter-925 ,
Ohio Revised Code 925.54. Ohio has adopted the Produce Safety rule by reference and can be found at
https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/chapter-901:3-12 , Ohio Administrative Code 901:3-
12.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10396712
- **Project number:** 1U2FFD007419-01
- **Recipient organization:** OHIO STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- **Principal Investigator:** Terri Gerhardt
- **Activity code:** U2F (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $492,178
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2021-07-01 → 2026-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10396712

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10396712, Path C Ohio's Plan to Implement a National Produce Safety Program (1U2FFD007419-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10396712. Licensed CC0.

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