# Developing a State Implemented Produce Safety Plan

> **NIH FDA U18** · IDAHO STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE · 2020 · $340,911

## Abstract

Project Summary
Project Title: Developing a State Implemented Produce Safety Plan
Project Description: In April 2016 the Idaho State Department of Agriculture began to
develop a plan to enhance produce safety in preparation of implementation of the Food
and Drug Administration's Produce Safety Rule (PSR). This project will build an
accurate analysis of the capacity of produce grown in the state and the necessary
infrastructure to implement a plan that will be capable of enhancing a national integrated
food safety system while encouraging the safe production of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Project Goals: The project will utilize a broad coalition of agricultural related
commissions, associations, industries and universities to assemble the information
needed to build a jurisdictional produce assessment and devise a mechanism to identify
and maintain a farm inventory. Concurrently, technical experts will be utilized to
analyze state authority and craft enabling legislation to align state regulation and
activities with the PSR. Education and technical assistance will be planned and
provided to regulators and the regulated industry to ensure a well-informed, community
that will be able to comply with and enforce produce safety requirements.
Expected Outcomes: The partnerships and plans outlined in this proposal will create
an alliance of federal-state cooperators resulting in consistent on-farm inspections that
meet the expectations of FSMA rules and demonstrate movement toward the goals of
improved produce safety.
Project Objectives: 1) Conduct a jurisdictional self-assessment to determine size and
scope of produce industry, infrastructure needs and beneficial partnerships, 2) Develop
a mechanism to identified and maintain an accurate produce farm inventory, 3) Perform
an analysis of state authority, and 4) Craft a strategic plan that addresses goals and
milestones to measure outcomes of the prescribed plan.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9966746
- **Project number:** 5U18FD005916-05
- **Recipient organization:** IDAHO STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- **Principal Investigator:** Pamela L Juker
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $340,911
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-09-05 → 2021-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9966746

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9966746, Developing a State Implemented Produce Safety Plan (5U18FD005916-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9966746. Licensed CC0.

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