# Kansas Cooperative Agreement to Enhance Produce Safety

> **NIH FDA U18** · KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE · 2020 · $372,830

## Abstract

Produce Safety Rule Project Summary
Summary of Proposed Activity
In order to promote understanding of and compliance with the Produce Safety Rule, educational materials
provided by the FDA will be presented to producers subject to the Rule. A system to identify pertinent
locations will be developed and those locations will be checked for compliance. Employees will attend
all relevant trainings and train-the-trainer classes recommended by the FDA.
Statement of Objectives and Methods to be Employed
Using the findings from the surveys from year one, an inspection plan will be developed. Inspectors will
be trained to conduct the inspections and will work with the FDA’s Kansas District Office to do joint
inspections at the relevant facilities until they are sufficiently experienced to conduct the inspections on
their own.
Broad, Long Term Goals
The long term goal of this cooperative agreement is to advance efforts for a nationally integrated food
safety system through the planning, establishment and enhancement of a Produce Safety Program in the
state of Kansas in compliance with the FDA Produce Safety Program.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9966729
- **Project number:** 5U18FD005895-05
- **Recipient organization:** KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- **Principal Investigator:** Steve Moris
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $372,830
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-09-05 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9966729

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9966729, Kansas Cooperative Agreement to Enhance Produce Safety (5U18FD005895-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9966729. Licensed CC0.

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