Food Safety Modernization Act Rules | NESAWG

NESAWG is part of a broader team that helps to educate and advocate about sustainable farm and food issues at the national level.  To that end, we bring our northeast regional perspective to the national table. 

In the area of food safety, new rules governing food safety need to account for differences among types of farms to be meaningful and effective across the board.  In the northeast, we have a high concentration of IPM and organic farms, and farms serving direct markets like CSAs and farmers markets.  Read below regarding the upcoming rules and what farmers (and consumers) need to know.

NSAC’S FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT ACTION CENTER IS UPDATED!
Oct 31, 2014

BREAKING NEWS: NSAC’s Food Safety Modernization Act Action Center is Updated! With just over six weeks left in the public comment period, now is the time for farmers, food business owners, and organizations to get up to speed on the Food and Drug Administration’s re-proposed FSMA rules and being preparing comments. Find detailed issue summaries online NOW at NSAC’s FSMA Action Center.  Read more.