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Ag Commission approves Produce Safety rule updates and confirms two animal protection agents
Summary
The Colorado Department of Agriculture(Ag Commission) voted to adopt revisions to the Produce Safety Act rule and approved two Bureau of Animal Protection agent appointments. The rules add definitions, clarify enforcement authorities and add corrective actions; the two agent appointments were recommended by agency staff.
The Colorado Department of AgricultureAg Commission on Sept. 17 adopted changes to the Produce Safety Act rule (8 CCR 1202-17) and confirmed two new Bureau of Animal Protection agents.
The commission voted to support the proposed rule changes, which the department said add definitions (including "adulterated," "imminent threat to human health" and "regulated person"), incorporate by reference relevant Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act language, raise the dollar threshold that determines which growers are covered, and add a new section listing corrective tools the department may use such as corrective action plans, sampling, stop-sale, recall, embargo and quarantine. Dwayne Sineath, who presented the rule changes to the commission, said the new section clarifies "the…
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