Path C Advancement of the Produce Safety Rule by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture through the FDA's Cooperative Agreement Program for Produce Safety, Path C

South Carolina Department of Agriculture Consumer Protection Division 123 Ballard Court, West Columbia, SC 29172 Hugh E. Weathers, Commissioner Project Summary Project Name: Advancement of the Produce Safety Rule by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture through the FDA’s Cooperative Agreement Program for Produce Safety, Path C Funding Opportunity Announcement Number: PAR-21-174 Principal Investigator Produce Safety Manager Elizabeth “Betsy” Dorton Kelly Johnson Office #: (803) 734-0467 Office #: (803) 753-7267 Email: bdorton@scda.sc.gov Cell#: (843) 845-7707 Email: kjohnson@scda.sc.gov The South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) is dedicated to further advancing their efforts of educating and regulating South Carolina produce farms on the Produce Safety Rule through Path C of the cooperative agreement (FOA #PAR-21-174). Our produce safety program operates under state authority. Our state law is known as the South Carolina Produce Safety Act. This law gives the South Carolina Department of Agriculture the authority to inspect and enforce the Produce Safety Rule (21 CFR 112) in its entirety in South Carolina. The SC Produce Safety Act can be found at: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t39c026.php