# State and Territory Cooperative Agreement to Enhance Produce Safety in Preparation of Implementation of FDA's Rule (U18)

> **NIH FDA U18** · WA STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE · 2020 · $1,284,419

## Abstract

WSDA Produce Safety Project Abstract
Project Title: Implementation of FDA’s Produce Safety Rule in Washington
Project Description: The Washington State Department Agriculture (WSDA) intends
to develop a Produce Safety Program that is focused on and in alignment with the FDA
Produce Safety Rule. WSDA will assess the needs and opportunities related to this
proposed regulatory program and will develop a multi-year strategic plan to accomplish
it. The program will address two key goals:
 1. Help Washington farmers comply with the FDA Produce Safety Rule.
 2. Consistently and uniformly apply the FDA Produce Safety Rule in
Washington.
To achieve these goals, WSDA will identify the commodity coverage and resources
needed for building a successful program, establish an inventory of covered produce
farms, educate/train farmers and regulators on the Produce Safety Rule, assess
regulatory authority for produce safety, develop the infrastructure needed and
implement the program. The program will include regulatory surveillance inspections
and will promote compliance through education. Sharing information and building
partnerships will aid the program’s success.
Expected Outcomes: Development of a Produce Safety Program in Washington State
will reduce public health risks for consumers of Washington produce across the nation
and around the world. By using both education and enforcement to promote
understanding of and compliance with the FDA Produce Safety Rule, the program will
encourage the safe production of fruits and vegetables, significantly advance a national
integrated food safety system (IFSS), and effectively fulfill the requirements of the Food
Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
Budget: $6,549,546 over five years.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9966744
- **Project number:** 5U18FD005913-05
- **Recipient organization:** WA STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- **Principal Investigator:** Connie Fisk
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $1,284,419
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-09-05 → 2022-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9966744

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9966744, State and Territory Cooperative Agreement to Enhance Produce Safety in Preparation of Implementation of FDA's Rule (U18) (5U18FD005913-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9966744. Licensed CC0.

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