# 2024 NASDA Annual Meeting

> **NIH FDA R13** · NAT'L ASSOC/STATE DEPARTS/AGRICULTURE · 2024 · $50,000

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
The objective of NASDA’s 2024 Annual Meeting is to provide information on current and emerging feed
and food safety issues impacting agriculture, and to build consensus among the states on regulatory
approaches to these issues. The plenary speakers will give state regulators an opportunity to hear a
national perspective on feed and food safety, something to which they may not be exposed in their
respective states.
NASDA has two membership meetings a year. One is the annual meeting which is hosted in different
state every year; the other is the Winter Policy Conference held in the Washington, DC area. The focus
of the meetings is legislative and regulatory issues of interest to the members. These two occasions and
one additional meeting, held regionally, are opportunities for NASDA members to converse on issues,
make contacts with each other and other leaders, set priorities and goals for the coming year, and meet
face-to-face with NASDA staff and FDA officials.
At recent meetings, NASDA members have stressed the fact that continuous efforts must be made on
the part of the FDA and NASDA members to collaborate and cooperate in discussions on emerging FDA
topics that directly and indirectly affect agriculture. The states and FDA share similar authorities,
missions and responsibilities, and the partners have been working to improve communications. The
passage of the Food Safety and Modernization Act has created a plethora of issues to be discussed and
resolved as we seek to establish an integrated federal-state food and feed safety system. The need for
conversation about the proposed rules and the importance of getting the language in the proposed rules
right the first time cannot be overstated.
The 2024 Annual Meeting presents the opportunity for NASDA members, NASDA staff, and key FDA
leaders to interact with each other, focusing on feed and food safety and regulatory issues, and
promoting partnerships to ensure program success.
The Annual Meeting is three days long, and the agenda includes committee meetings, plenary sessions,
focus sessions, and speakers. NASDA's Food Safety and Nutrition Committee meets during this time to
discuss topics focusing on FDA program areas in which state programs interact. In addition, NASDA
Members and key FDA leadership find time during the meeting for mini-conferences on issues of
interest and concern.
The conference will be held in Indianapolis, IN. NASDA anticipates hosting over 300 participants in
person and an additional 200 participants virtually. Meeting attendees consist of NASDA members and
their staff, NASDA staff, representatives of state and federal regulatory agencies charged with feed and
food safety responsibilities, the regulated industries, and university and research institution
professionals.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 11075668
- **Project number:** 1R13FD008397-01
- **Recipient organization:** NAT'L ASSOC/STATE DEPARTS/AGRICULTURE
- **Principal Investigator:** Becky Garrison Warfel
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $50,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2024-09-05 → 2025-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11075668

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 11075668, 2024 NASDA Annual Meeting (1R13FD008397-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/11075668. Licensed CC0.

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