The leafy green growing season around Yuma, AZ is about to get underway and there will be one difference from last year. This year, the buffer zone between concentrated animal feeding operations, known as CAFOs, will be tripled, from 400 feet last growing season to 1,200 feet this year.
The
Continue Reading Bigger buffers between leafy greens and CAFOs ready for new growing season
Editor’s note: In recognition of Global Handwashing Day today, we have compiled information from the CDC about why it is so important to promote this simple activity.
Handwashing is like a “do-it-yourself” vaccine to reduce the spread of diarrheal and respiratory illness so you and those around you can stay
Continue Reading Your life is in your hands: Global Handwashing Day is Oct. 15
National and regional marketing agreements and orders may give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) some options as it continues to issue and revise rules to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
In comments to the FSMA proposed rule for produce safety, a number of industry
Continue Reading Industry Associations Hope FSMA Rules Won’t Duplicate Marketing Agreements, Orders
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Proposed Produce Rule is a substantively defective product. It’s not a question of the difficulty and costs of compliance and enforcement or of farm size or a commodity’s inherent safety – although these are important issues. The case I want to present is that
Continue Reading FDA's Proposed Produce Rule is 'Food-Safety Theater'
