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Applying Manure and the Food Safety Modernization Act

Sarah Everhart

Aug 21, 2018
4 min

Applying Manure and the Food Safety Modernization Act

By Sarah Everhart The article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. When we educate farmers on the Produce Safety Rule of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) an issue that never fails to spark questions is that of the use biological soil amendments of animal origin. By way of review, farmers who grown produce typically consumed raw and who have grossed more than $26,999 in the last three years (2015-2017) are subject to require

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Complying With The FSMA Produce Safety Rule – The Records You Need To Keep

Sarah Everhart

Oct 10, 2017
2 min

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 (produce rarely consumed raw is not subject to the law, for example, potatoes), you need to understand the Produce Safety Rule of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and the records to keep to comply with this federal law. For more detail on the Produce Safety Rule and whether your operation is subject to the law, check out this recent

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New FDA Tools to Assist With FSMA Implementation

Sarah Everhart

Sep 19, 2017
2 min

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 Administration (FDA) recently released two tools to help with the implementation of the Preventive Controls and Produce Safety Rules of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). As we have previously posted, the Preventive Controls Rule of FSMA is a federal food safety law applicable to facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold food for cons

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You Know How Your Farm Is Affected By FSMA, Now What?

Sarah Everhart

Dec 14, 2016
3 min

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 Modernization Act (FSMA) including the most recent Who Needs To Attend a Training for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)? Perhaps, like many farmers, you are feeling relieved because you believe you are exempt from FSMA. Or maybe you are feeling temporarily relieved because, due to the size of your operation, you have many years before you need

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Selling Value Added Products and FSMA- An Important Clarification

Sarah Everhart

Sep 14, 2016
2 min

Selling Value Added Products and FSMA- An Important Clarification

By Sarah Everhart Do you process and sell farm products to consumers? If so, you may be confused about whether or not you need to comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Preventive Controls Rule. As explained in this post to determine if the Preventive Controls Rule applies, an operator must decide whether their operation qualifies as a food facility (processing facility), a farm, or a retail food establishment as those terms are defined by the law. Food facilit

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FDA Issues Final Rule on Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food

Admin

May 4, 2016
3 min

FDA Issues Final Rule on Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food

By Ashley Ellixson This article first appeared in the April 26th Edition of the Delmarva Farmer. If you have not heard of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) yet, you will likely be hearing about it more this year. We have also written posts on the blog! What is FSMA? In short, it is legislation amending the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) and giving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to mandate preventive-based controls across the food supply chain

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FSMA Final Rule On Produce Safety Is Released

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Nov 19, 2015
2 min

FSMA Final Rule On Produce Safety Is Released

By Rohan V. Tikekar, Ph.D The final rule on fresh produce safety has been released by the US FDA on November 13, 2015. The new rule addresses requirements in five key areas pertaining to produce safety. These are agricultural water; biological soil amendments; sprouts, domesticated and wild animals; worker training and health and hygiene; and equipment, tools and building. The published rule includes several specific exemptions and the compliance dates vary based on the size

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The Food Safety Modernization Act: Imported Food Safety