Welcome to a blog for the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Inspection Services Division (ISD)!
At ISD, we inspect fruits, vegetables and nuts to ensure maturity, weight, packaging and labeling meet consumers’ quality expectations; we perform verification audits to ensure good handling and agricultural practices; we ensure fertilizer, animal feed and livestock drugs are safe and effective, as well as meet the quality and quantity guaranteed by the manufacturer; we conduct chemical analyses in support of food and environmental safety in a state-of-the-art chemistry laboratory; and we are committed to helping all Californians access healthy and nutrition California-grown food.
We invite you to visit this blog to learn how all our programs work to fulfill our mission of providing professional services that support and contribute to a safe, abundant and quality food supply; environmentally sound agricultural practices; and an equitable marketplace for California agriculture.