Implementation of the Produce Safety Rule in Mississippi to Enhance Safety in Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Storing Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

项目摘要 密西西比州农业和商业部（MDAC）建议该项目， 实施《食品安全现代化法案》的《产品安全规则》。MDAC寻求 为所需的人员、差旅、培训、设备和供应费用提供资金支持， 实施全面综合安全生产体系。实现协调一致 与生产安全规则将需要由MDAC进行全面评估，新的 MDAC和我们州的赠地大学之间的合作水平，密西西比 州立大学和奥尔康州立大学。 为实现这一目标而必须开展的活动， 和持续的财政义务。这些活动的成果将是一个成功的 制定了多方面的行政计划，以支持生产安全规则。 到目前为止，密西西比州议会还没有为开发一个 MDAC内的生产安全部门，本申请中规定的目标将 如果没有通过与美国的合作协议获得资金，就无法实现。 食品药品监督管理总局. 为了在五年内实现《生产安全规则》的目标， MDAC监管服务局打算通过创建一个新的产品安全 通过竞赛A提供的资金。一名生产安全经理 受聘监督一名外联协调员、两名外联专家，并直接开展工作 作为与其他机构和大学的联络，以实现该项目的目标。的 生产安全经理将管理所有与符合 PSR，包括但不限于制定战略行动计划， 与利益攸关方的沟通、对行业的教育外联、审计援助， 执法支持，以及密西西比农场库存的发展。的 外联协调员将负责教育活动、农场评估， 为库存收集数据，并培训MDAC监管检查员， 两名外联专家提供的援助。 除了上述全职员工外， B将通过雇用一名农产品监管人员来扩充MDAC监管人员 最后是三个生产监管检查员。

Project Abstract The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) proposes this project to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act’s Produce Safety Rule. MDAC is seeking funding support for personnel, travel, training, equipment, and supply costs needed to implement a comprehensive and integrated produce safety system. Achieving alignment with the Produce Safety Rule will require comprehensive assessments by MDAC, and new levels of cooperation between MDAC and our state’s land grant universities, Mississippi State University and Alcorn State University. The activities that must take place to reach this alignment will not occur without significant and sustained financial obligations. The outcome of these activities will be a successfully developed, multi-faceted administrative program(s) in support of the Produce Safety Rule. To date, the Mississippi State Legislature has not obligated monies for the development of a Produce Safety Department within the MDAC, and the goals set forth in this application will not be achieved without funding secured through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. To align itself with reaching the goals of the Produce Safety Rule within five years, the MDAC Regulatory Services Bureau intends to expand by creating a new Produce Safety Division through the funding provided by Competition A. One Produce Safety Manager will be hired to oversee one Outreach Coordinator, two Outreach Specialists, and work directly as the liaison with other agencies and universities to accomplish the goals of the project. The Produce Safety Manager will manage all programmatic activities related to alignment with the PSR, including but not limited to the development of a Strategic Action Plan, stakeholder communications, educational outreach to industry, audit assistance, enforcement support, and the development of the Mississippi Farm Inventory. The Outreach Coordinator will be responsible for educational activities, on-farm assessments, data collection for the inventory, and training the MDAC regulatory inspectors, with assistance provided by the two Outreach Specialists. In addition to the above mentioned full-time employees, funding received from Competition B will enable an expansion of the MDAC regulatory staff by hiring one Produce Regulatory Supervisor, and eventually three Produce Regulatory Inspectors.