# Path B Enhance the Capacity and Capabilities of Tennessee's Produce Safety Program in Support of an Integrated Produce Safety System

> **NIH FDA U2F** · TN STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE · 2024 · $296,001

## Abstract

Project Abstract
The goal of this project is to assist the State of Tennessee in implementing an integrated produce
safety system. It is the aim of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture to be a key component in
execution of an integrated produce safety system across the United States. Multiple activities will be
supported through this project including a robust produce safety inspection program. Personnel,
training, and travel will all be key line items utilized within this project. TDA will be applying under
Path C. The Produce Safety Rule (PSR) has been adopted by reference therefore state authority to
conduct inspections is present. A link to TDA's produce inspection authority is listed below.
https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/0080/0080-04/0080-04-15.20200212.pdf

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10880494
- **Project number:** 5U2FFD007410-04
- **Recipient organization:** TN STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- **Principal Investigator:** Danny Wayne Withers
- **Activity code:** U2F (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $296,001
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2021-07-01 → 2026-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10880494

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10880494, Path B Enhance the Capacity and Capabilities of Tennessee's Produce Safety Program in Support of an Integrated Produce Safety System (5U2FFD007410-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10880494. Licensed CC0.

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