They’re coming.
Not that there haven’t been plenty of warnings, not the least in the form of the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act that calls for inspectors to visit produce farms and packing houses under
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FDA drops new produce guidance and wants to talk about it
Call it a little lite winter reading for America’s produce growers and processors.
It’s the 152 pages of non-binding draft guidance titled “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human
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FDA’s Gottlieb tells state ag bosses how FSMA is going to work
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb talked about compliance with new food regulations at the Annual Meeting of the influential National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) in New Orleans.
Compliance
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Produce states get $30 million to help FDA enforce new rule
Forty-three states and territories are getting a total of $30.9 million from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to help the federal agency implement the Food Safety Modernization Act’s Produce Safety Rule.
“Congress envisioned the
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More delays for Produce Safety Rule as industry balks over water testing
Water testing standards that are a key part of the produce safety requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) are undergoing a quiet review that could extend the compliance date for the Produce Safety
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CA leafy greens audits reveal more compliance than citations
Hundreds of audits of California leafy greens operations during the 2015-2016 season found 99.5-percent compliance with industry food safety standards, according to the latest annual report from the Sacramento-based California Leafy Greens Products Handler Marketing
The food police are coming — liability and DOJ enforcement
The notion that “the food police are coming” motivated attendees at the United Fresh Produce Association’s Washington Conference earlier this month to attend a session featuring Jeffrey Steger, assistant director in the Consumer Protection Branch
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Oregon delays seeking federal funds for on-farm FSMA compliance checks
State agriculture officials will not be inspecting Oregon farms for compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act anytime soon under a resolution unanimously approved last week by the Oregon State Board of Agriculture. The resolution
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Review finds LGMA compares favorably with FDA produce rule
An expert panel has found that the best practices guidelines already followed by California and Arizona growers compares favorably with the new Produce Safety Rule now finalized under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). 
All
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Growers eye FDA’s Produce Safety Rule from ground level
The fresh produce industry is watching closely as enforceable requirements in the FDA’s Produce Safety Rule gradually come into play at ground level. The rule is one of seven the agency has drafted to implement
Raw manure on your fruits and veggies? FDA seeks comments
Federal officials want input on one of the loose ends they left dangling when they published the new produce safety rule this past fall — the use of raw manure in fresh produce growing operations.
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