Source: NC FARM BUREAU, 4/6/18


Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rules have exemptions based on dollar values, but those values were from 2011. This week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released inflation adjusted values. Produce farms or mixed-type facilities with an average, annual monetary value of produce sold, during the previous 3-year period, of less than $26,999 (on a rolling basis) are not covered. Some other farms may qualify to receive a qualified exemption: A farm is eligible for a qualified exemption if the average annual monetary value of all food sold during the 3-year period preceding the applicable calendar year was less than $539,982. In addition, sales to qualified end-users during such period must have exceeded the average annual monetary value of the food sold by such farm to all other buyers.

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