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CDA seeks authority to act on-farm under Produce Safety Rule, raises small-farm threshold
Summary
A produce-safety briefing on July 16 proposed raising the registration threshold consistent with FDA inflation adjustments, clarified that unregistered farms remain subject to the rule, and added on‑farm authority for CDA to act on imminent threats to public health.
CDA produce safety staff briefed the Ag Commission on July 16 about proposed changes to the state produce-safety rule. Key changes: Dwayne Seney said the rule would increase the small‑farm monetary threshold for the exemption consistent with FDA’s inflation adjustments — raising the figure for the 2026 registration year from $31,925 to $33,297 (based on average sales in 2022–2024), and would apply to registration periods for January 1 to December 31. The…
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