Project Summary Program Path The Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Food Safety and Lodging seeks funding for the continued operation of the Produce Safety Program. We are applying for this Cooperative Agreement under Path B. Summary of Proposed Activity Program documentation will meet all FDA requirements and adhere to state laws. Program documentation will be considered living documents that are updated as often as necessary and reviewed at least twice per year. Role and responsibilities within the program will be reevaluated and updated as necessary. Educational materials for produce farmers will continue to be developed, updated, and shared. Technical assistance to program staff, related organizations (such as commodity groups), and to individual farmers will continue to be provided by program staff. Referral to and communication with higher level experts (such as the TAN, PSN, or FDA) will occur if technical queries exceed the capabilities of program staff. The produce farm inventory will continue to be verified and updated on a regular basis and as necessary. Comparison with the 2017 NASS data will be closely examined, and any differences analyzed and explained. Inspectors will be trained to perform On Farm Readiness Reviews and Produce Inspections. Inspectors and other key program staff will maintain FDA commissioning and credentialing in accordance with their role within the program. Inspectors will conduct Produce Safety Inspections in accordance with the FDA’s Inspection Assignment on behalf of the FDA. KDA inspectors will not conduct Sprouts Inspections on a solo basis. If the assigned FDA inspector agrees to the KDA inspector accompanying them on a Sprouts Inspection for instructional purposes, KDA produce inspectors will participate as allowed. Any necessary compliance and enforcement issues (such as follow up inspections, recall actions or egregious conditions) will be executed only as directed by the FDA. No routine sampling will occur, but KDA is poised and capable of for-cause sampling if directed by the FDA. Produce related event response will be directed by the Kansas Department of Agriculture Rapid Response Team, with the Produce Safety staff serving as subject matter experts. Small scale events will be addressed within the program through the compliance and enforcement policies and procedures.