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FDA PROPOSES CHANGES TO PRODUCE SAFETY RULE AGRICULTURAL WATER REQUIREMENTS
Image Description Image by Edwin Remsberg. A vibrant assortment of colorful peppers and fresh okra displayed in baskets at a farmers' market. This article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. On December 6, 2021, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) published a new proposed rule that revises the pre-harvest agricultural water requirements for covered produce (other than sprouts) (Subpart E of the Produce Safety Rule (PSR) ). This
Nicole Cook
Jan 11, 20225 min read
What does the FDA think is a “reasonably foreseeable hazard” in produce safety?
Image is greens This article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. Farms subject to the FSMA Produce Safety Rule are required to take all measures reasonably necessary to identify, and not harvest, produce that is likely to be contaminated with a “known or reasonably foreseeable hazard.” But, what qualifies as a “reasonably foreseeable hazard?” According to the FDA, growers in central California should now consider a particular stra
Nicole Cook
Jun 1, 20214 min read
FSMA - Updates and Produce Safety Rule Training
Photo Credit Edwin Remsberg This article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. September offered up several FSMA updates for growers, including the first injunction against a food producer for food safety violations, a new proposed rule for food traceability, and the first Maryland Produce Safety Rule Grower Training opportunity for the 2020-2021 winter season. FDA Issues First FSMA Permanent Injunction The U.S. Food and Drug Adminis
Sarah Everhart
Sep 29, 20203 min read
Need Help Applying Preventative Food Safety Practices?
By Sarah Everhart The article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. In my recent post on Produce Safety & COVID-19, I provided a brief overview of an exciting new food safety webinar series and this post will provide a more thorough description of why the series was created and how growers can benefit from tuning in. The Maryland Food Safety Network is hosting a monthly webinar series for farm operators on how to comply with key provi
Sarah Everhart
May 26, 20203 min read
Changing Your Marketing Due to COVID-19? Don’t Forget About the Produce Safety Rule
By Sarah Everhart This article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. Limitations due to the COVID-19 pandemic have forced many produce growers to quickly adopt new marketing strategies and/or consider new ways to get their produce to consumers. Given these recent marketing pivots, I thought it would be a good time to review the importance of tracking, for the purposes of the Food Safety Modernization Act’s Produce Safety Rule (PSR),
Sarah Everhart
Apr 14, 20203 min read
Good News for Specialty Crop Growers: USDA’s Harmonized GAP Plus+ Now Fulfills Technical Requirement
By Nicole Cook This article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. This summer brought some...
Nicole Cook
Nov 14, 20183 min read
Recent FDA Guidance on FSMA Produce Safety Rule and Preventive Controls Rule
By Nicole Cook This article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. If you’ve been following...
Nicole Cook
Oct 23, 20187 min read
Not Sure Where To Start With FSMA Compliance? Have You Tested Your Water?
By Sarah Everhart The article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. If the Food Safety...
Sarah Everhart
Jul 31, 20183 min read
November Food Safety Modernization Act Trainings- Do You Need to Attend?
By Sarah Everhart This is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. The University of Maryland,...
Sarah Everhart
Nov 8, 20173 min read
FDA Requests Your Comments on Proposed FSMA Water Extension
By Mayhah Suri Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) filed a formal notice of proposed rulemaking to extend the...
msuri1
Oct 26, 20175 min read
Complying With The FSMA Produce Safety Rule – The Records You Need To Keep
By Sarah Everhart This is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. If you grow produce consumed raw...
Sarah Everhart
Oct 10, 20172 min read
Weekly Roundup Sept. 22nd
By Sarah Fielder Updated Right-to-Farm Law Fact Sheet is Now Available Maryland producers and neighbors often have questions on the...
Admin
Sep 22, 20172 min read
New FDA Tools to Assist With FSMA Implementation
By Sarah Everhart This is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. The U.S. Food and Drug...
Sarah Everhart
Sep 19, 20172 min read
Weekly Roundup Feb. 24th
By Sarah Fielder U.S. Loses 8,000 Farms and a Million Acres of Farmland. A report released this week from the U.S. Department of...
Admin
Feb 24, 20172 min read
You Know How Your Farm Is Affected By FSMA, Now What?
By Sarah Everhart If you are a regular reader of this blog, you have likely read many posts in the past year on the Food Safety...
Sarah Everhart
Dec 14, 20163 min read
Who Needs To Attend a Training for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)?
By Sarah Everhart If you are a regular reader of this blog, you have likely read many posts in the past year on the Food Safety...
Sarah Everhart
Nov 23, 20163 min read
Wondering if Food Safety Modernization Act Applies to You?
By Sarah Everhart and Ashley Ellixson The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition has created an easy to follow flowchart for farmers...
Sarah Everhart
Aug 16, 20161 min read
Weekly News Update, May 15th Edition
It is fitting this news post was scheduled for me this week (which is also by pure accident), but 1 year ago this week I launched this...
Paul Goeringer
May 15, 20154 min read
Food Safety Modernization Act: The Produce Safety Rule
By Ashley Ellixson Today I am continuing our overview of the FSMA with a more detailed look at the Produce Safety Rule (Produce Rule). Feel free to reference my first two posts here and here where I explain briefly what the FSMA is and give a detailed look at the Preventive Controls Rule. The Produce Safety Rule The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released proposed revisions to the Produce Rule (Section 105) of FSMA on September 19, 2014 with a comment period that ended D
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Mar 24, 20154 min read
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