# Path C The FDA's Cooperative Agreement Program for States and Territories to Implement a National Produce Safety Program.

> **NIH FDA U2F** · ARKANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE · 2022 · $446,500

## Abstract

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture (ADA) Produce Safety Program will continue the
implementation of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule as a PATH C applicant. The Program will maintain and
build upon all required objectives cited in the FDA's Cooperative Agreement Program for States and
Territories to Implement a National Produce Safety Program. Sprout inspections will not be conducted
by the ADA Produce Safety Program. As a PATH C applicant, the ADA has evaluated existing statutory
and regulatory authority related to produce safety and determined that the Department has the
authority to implement the Produce Safety Rule by the powers and duties granted to the State Plant
Board in A.C.A. 2-16-206-207: THE PLANT ACT - Title 2 Agriculture - Subtitle 2. Agronomy - Chapter 16
Plant Disease and Pest Control - Subchapter 2 -- Plant Act of 1917. Additionally, the ADA adopted the
Arkansas Produce Safety Rule; the Rule incorporates the most current revision of 21 CFR 112 by
reference. Copies of these can be found within the Program’s Project Plan; the Rule can also be found at
the following web address: https://www.agriculture.arkansas.gov/wp-
content/uploads/2020/09/Arkansas-Produce-Safety-Rule.pdf

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10439726
- **Project number:** 5U2FFD007436-02
- **Recipient organization:** ARKANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- **Principal Investigator:** Mark Stoll
- **Activity code:** U2F (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $446,500
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2021-07-01 → 2026-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10439726

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10439726, Path C The FDA's Cooperative Agreement Program for States and Territories to Implement a National Produce Safety Program. (5U2FFD007436-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10439726. Licensed CC0.

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