FoodSafety

Listen to FDA officials on March 19, 2013 explaining, who is exempt or not for registration, handling, shipping, and packing:

http://producesafetyalliance.cornell.edu/mp3s/Q&A1Exemptions_3-18-13.mp3

Exemptions for which small farms
Exemptions by products
Exemptions on labeling
Exemptions for Tester users
Non exemptions for Farmers Markets
Non exemptions for roadside markets
Non exemptions for CSA’s
Non exemptions for grower/packers

We would like to share with you a resource that’s not easy available about the FDA new water rules but very important. The values for pathogens in water and the questions and how FDA answers them are in this MP3:

http://producesafetyalliance.cornell.edu/mp3s/Water3-25-13Final.mp3

What changes are required for water
What uses are not exempt anymore
Which water sources have to be tested
How often is water testing required