Source:  NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION, 8/20/20


Over the last year and a half, many produce farmers across the country have been preparing for and going through first time produce safety rule inspections. However, not all produce farms, and not every produce item on inspected farms is subject to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regulations. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) exempted a list of produce items from the produce safety rule requirements, known as the “rarely consumed raw” list.  Unfortunately, the initial rarely consumed raw list left out several important crops, and FDA even acknowledge this gap in the final rule.

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