9 CFR 416.4(d) states “Product must be protected from adulteration during processing, handling, storage, loading, and unloading at and during transportation from official establishments,” The intent was to consolidate all operational sanitation requirements in a single…
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Chemicals
Chemicals are everywhere. They are in our kitchens, bathrooms, garages, and yes, our food processing establishments. Avoiding 9 CFR 416.4(c) noncompliance is easy it you follow a few simple practices…
Unconstitutional New Rule to Affect Small Produce Farmers
The Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance led a coalition that we were a part of in 2010, which convinced Congress to exempt small, direct-marketing farmers from the new rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). But now that the rules are being implemented by the states, the Texas…
Food Contact Surfaces
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Services inspectors routinely cite 9 CFR 416.4(a) and 9 CFR 416.4(b) when alleging noncompliance because these regulations are not straight forward. They rest on terms with no official….
ACT NOW: Support the Interstate Milk Freedom Act!
On December 12, 2019, Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced the Interstate Milk Freedom Act. Please call your House Representative and tell him/her why you care about this legislation.