# Arkansas Department of Health's Wholesale/Manufactured Foods Maintenance for State Manufactured Food Programs and Special Project

> **NIH FDA U2F** · ARKANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH · 2023 · $115,859

## Abstract

Arkansas Department of Health's Wholesale/Manufactured Foods
 Maintenance for State Manufactured Food Programs and Special
Project
 Project Summary
Currently the Arkansas Department of Health's (ADH)
Wholesale/Manufactured Foods Program (WMFP) in the Food Protection
Section of the Environmental Health Branch has been operational and
functioning since 2013. Previous to 2013, inspections of manufactured food
firms conducted by Arkansas Department of Health staff were conducted
on two-hundred firms listed on the Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
contract for the year. This project proposal will ensure continued
development and maintenance for the Wholesale/Manufactured Foods
Program
The Cooperative Agreement requested would continue to be used to
support our manufactured foods inspection program efforts for the state of
Arkansas so that our program progress to continues to meet full
conformance with the MFRPS; maintain support for our electronic
inspection program and ensure continuation of our participation with the
National Food Safety Data Exchange.
The ADH mission is to protect and improve the health and well-being of all
Arkansans. Building an IFSS and establishing a mutual reliance with
federal and state partners will support the ADH mission. With continued
FDA support, the Arkansas WMFP can continue to improve food safety
within Arkansas and prepare for unexpected food incidents that could
potentially extend beyond stateliness in the future. If the award is not
approved for the systems and resources requested, the ADH would not be
able to continue to fund a Wholesale/Manufactured foods program.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10829501
- **Project number:** 1U2FFD008083-01
- **Recipient organization:** ARKANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** Phillip Fruechting
- **Activity code:** U2F (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $115,859
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2023-09-15 → 2026-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10829501

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10829501, Arkansas Department of Health's Wholesale/Manufactured Foods Maintenance for State Manufactured Food Programs and Special Project (1U2FFD008083-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10829501. Licensed CC0.

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