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FDA Awards $17.5 Million in Grants to Further Food and Feed Safety
October 9, 2009The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it has awarded 83 grants in FY2009 totaling $17.5 million to state and local regulatory agencies to boost food and feed safety initiatives among federal, state, and local partners. The grants fund major cooperative agreements in four major areas: response, intervention, innovation and prevention. "These cooperative agreements support and enhance local food safety efforts," said Michael Chappell, the FDA's acting associate commissioner for regulatory affairs. "The grants are another step in the FDA's continuing efforts to build an integrated food safety system between federal, state, and local partners." Full release.