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National Program 108: Food Safety (animal and plant products)
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Current Action Plan 2026-2030

The USDA-ARS Food Safety National Program (NP108) seeks ways to assess, control or eliminate potentially harmful foodborne contaminants (FBC), including both introduced and naturally occurring pathogenic bacteria, non-pathogenic bacteria, viruses and parasites; bacterial toxins, fungal toxins (mycotoxins) and plant toxins; non-biological-based chemical contaminants, and foreign materials. Food safety is a global issue; thus, the research program involves both national and international collaborations through formal and informal partnerships. Accomplishments and outcomes are used in national and international strategies delivering research results and advances to regulatory agencies, commodity organizations, industry, academia, other researchers, and consumers. Food Safety aims to enhance and protect public health and agriculture through the development of technologies, strategies, and data that safeguard food from pathogens, toxins, and chemical contaminants during production, processing, distribution and preparation, thus increasing the safety of the U.S. food supply.

 

To view the 2026-2030 full Action Plan Click here.

 

Previous Action Plan 2021-2025
To download a PDF version of the 2021-2025 Action Plan for National Program 108: Food Safety, click here.