The California Department of Food and Agriculture has received funding from the FDA to provide Produce Safety Rule Grower Training courses at a reduced rate. A list of subsidized courses currently being offered in California through two different training firms is available here. The link to the website at CDFA also has a link to [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration held one of several public meetings to discuss the recently published draft guidance created to help farmers meet the requirements of the Produce Safety Rule. Lori Apodaca, Director of Regulatory Affairs, attended the meeting on November 27, 2018, in Portland, OR. The draft guidance, entitled “Standards for the Growing, [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued updated draft guidance for industry with respect to “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption.” The purpose of the guidance, or guidelines, is to help produce farms understand what they must do to comply with the requirements of the Produce Safety Rule under the [...]
Do you think you’re ready for official Produce Safety Rule inspections when they begin in 2019? There’s one way to find out – schedule an On-Farm Readiness Review through CDFA’s Produce Safety Rule Program. CFDA is committed to educating produce farmers on how to comply with new regulations under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) [...]
Attention CCM Members, would you like more information about new food safety regulations you are required to follow under the Food Safety Modernization Act's (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule? The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has created a new website and newsletter designed specifically to educate California produce farmers on how to comply with [...]
Nope, just water, trade, Farm Bill, and guest worker legislation attracted CCM’s attention this week in Washington, D.C. as CCM President Joel Nelsen and CCM Executive Vice President Casey Creamer made the rounds on Capitol Hill. There were side visits to FDA and USDA about reducing food safety costs and burdens on a low-risk commodity [...]
The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announced in a press release that DPR’s Air Monitoring Network found that all 36 pesticides monitored at four different sites never exceeded any screening level or regulatory target. Among the 36 pesticides monitored some included, chlorpyrifos, endosulfan, malathion, acephate, along with many others. The four sites that DPR used [...]
CCM co-hosted a dozen FDA representatives this past week as the Administration, defined as USDA & FDA, have agreed that regulations pertaining to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) are overly burdensome and expensive. CCM President Joel Nelsen and CCM Director Gus Carranza visited with the FDA who were located in Western offices and the [...]
Our workshops this year covered some of the most popular topics for Ag right now, Water, FSMA, and ACP/HLB. Each workshop was well attended, showing the importance for industry members to have more knowledge on these topics. All Things Water The first workshop of the day focused on critical water issues where CCM is actively [...]
The U.S. FDA’s Produce Safety Rule requires that for each farm, “At least one supervisor or responsible party for your farm must have successfully completed food safety training at least equivalent to that received under standard curriculum recognized as adequate by the Food and Drug Administration.” The deadline for compliance is January 2018. The following [...]
