Food Safety Modernization Act: Deadline to Comment is now November 22

The comment period on FDA's proposed rules for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) now closes on November 22. If you are a farmer who produces fruits, vegetables, or nuts, or your farm processes any kind of food, this law will affect you. It will be particularly valuable for farmers to submit comments to the FDA as the rules were not written by farmers and do not take into account all of the situations found on farms. The FDA needs to hear from you about how these regulations might affect your business and your ability to farm.

We have put on the CAFF website links to the two main rules (Produce Rule and Preventive Controls Rule) as well as detailed instructions about how to comment to FDA. We have also posted links to a series of issue briefs on the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition's (NSAC) web site that discuss some aspects of the rules that might most concern farmers, as well as all of the other materials we are handing out at workshops.

Non-farmers can find a comment template on the NSAC website.  

If you have any questions, please contact Dave Runsten at dave@caff.org.

To comment on this post, click on the "comments:" link that appears below (after "Posted by CAFF").  If you have questions about how to comment, please email events@caff.org or call 530.756.8518x12.

#fixFSMA

If you eat food – that’s all of us! – you should be concerned about the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s new Food Safety laws, which unfairly target local food efforts, undermine sustainable and organic practices, and will reduce access to fresh, local food in your community.

The FDA is implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) which was passed by Congress in 2010.

They are issuing five rules, two of which are of great concern to U.S. farmers: the Produce Rule and the Preventive Controls Rule.

Join us in weighing in with FDA today.

Our website has information about how you can comment: http://caff.org/programs/foodsafety/fsma/


CAFF will also be holding informational workshops for farmers, to discuss how to comment to the FDA and answer questions.
October 18, 3pm, TS Glide Ranch, Davis, CA 
October 24, 3pm, California Grill, Freedom, CA  
November 4,1pm, Glenn County Farm Bureau Office, Orland, CA 

November 8, 6:30pm, San Luis Obispo Grange, San Luis Obispo 

November 11, 5:00pm, Watershed Resource Center, Santa Barbara

To comment on this post, click on the "comments:" link that appears below (after "Posted by CAFF").  If you have questions about how to comment, please email events@caff.org or call 530.756.8518x12.