# Developing a Produce Safety Program in Michigan

> **NIH FDA U18** · MICHIGAN STATE DEPT OF AGRICULTURE · 2020 · $1,110,000

## Abstract

Project Title: Developing of a Produce Safety Program in Michigan
Project Description: We intend to develop a plan to create a Produce Safety Program in
Michigan. This program will invest in the infrastructure needed for education, outreach and
technical assistance for produce farmers as well as develop a compliance and enforcement
program for the FSMA Produce Safety Rule.
Project Goals: The proposed project will develop a strategic plan to connect with growers,
provide education and technical assistance, adopt the Produce Safety Rule into the Michigan
Food Law, develop a farm inventory and create the infrastructure needed for a compliance
program.
Expected Outcomes: MDARD strongly supports the “educate before and while you regulate”
approach the FDA has taken to the FSMA rules. The intended outcome of this effort is to inform
farmers of the new rule, ensure the appropriate resources are available to help farmers comply
with the rule, identify farms covered by the rule, create an inspection program that monitors
compliance to the rule, and establish an enforcement strategy that ensures necessary actions
are taken to protect public health.
Project Objectives:
1) Perform an assessment to better identify the produce landscape and available resources in
Michigan.
2) Outline and create a better connection with current resources available to produce farmers.
3) Invest in the infrastructure needed for appropriate outreach, education and technical
 assistance to produce growers.
4) Create an inventory of produce farms in Michigan
5) Adopt the Produce Safety Rule into the Michigan Food Law
6) Create a compliance program for the Produce Safety Rule.
Budget: $700,000 for year one, $1,050,000 for year two, $1,090,000 for year three,
$1,110,000 for year four and $1,360,000 year for five, totaling $5,310,000 for the five year grant
period.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9967819
- **Project number:** 5U18FD005902-05
- **Recipient organization:** MICHIGAN STATE DEPT OF AGRICULTURE
- **Principal Investigator:** Tim Slawinski
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $1,110,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-09-05 → 2021-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9967819

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9967819, Developing a Produce Safety Program in Michigan (5U18FD005902-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9967819. Licensed CC0.

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