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Monthly Archives: March 2021
CDFA Inspection Services #CelebratingResilience this #CaAgDay2021 through release of annual report
Today’s California Agriculture Day theme of “Celebrating Resilience” recognizes the agricultural industry’s ability to adapt to change, especially considering the events of last year. Many examples of this, and how California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Inspection Services Division … Continue reading
Anaheim Food Safety Lab remodeling project fosters optimal operation
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announces its Center for Analytical Chemistry (CAC) Anaheim Food Safety Laboratory remodeling project is complete. The remodeling included complete reconfiguration, updating infrastructure and adding electrical power to the CAC laboratory at the … Continue reading
California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and CDFA Secretary Karen Ross headline state Farm to School Conference
The California Department of Food and Agriculture Office of Farm to Fork (CDFA-F2F) will conclude its bi-annual, three-day California Farm to School Virtual Conference today. Featured conference speakers include California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and CDFA Secretary Karen Ross, co-chairs of … Continue reading
Produce Safety Program Supervisor Phillips published in academic journal about survival of foodborne pathogens on dried apricots
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Produce Safety Program Manager Shelley Phillips is published in the March 2021 issue of Food Control as a co-author of “Survival of common foodborne pathogens on dried apricots made with and without sulfur … Continue reading
CDFA’s State Organic Program inspects organic products coming into California at border
Did you know the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) State Organic Program (SOP) collaborates with CDFA’s Border Protection Stations to inspect organic products coming into California? SOP and border station staff recently inspected organic blueberries and organic seeds … Continue reading
Posted in CDFA California State Organic Program, CDFA Inspection & Compliance Branch, CDFA Inspection Services Division, CDFA Inspection Services: Did You Know?
Tagged CDFA Inspection Services Blog, CDFA Inspection Services Division Blog, CDFA State Organic Program, Inspection, Organic
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Apply now to fill vacancies on CDFA Feed Inspection Advisory Board
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is announcing three vacancies on the Feed Inspection Advisory Board. The board makes regulatory and enforcement recommendations to the department to help ensure commercial feed inspections contribute to a clean and wholesome … Continue reading
Commercial Feed Regulatory Program releases winter Quarterly Feed Update
Click here to view the Commercial Feed Regulatory Program’s Quarterly Feed Update for winter 2021. Topics include: New laboratory services partnerships Change in feed inspection tonnage tax rate Evaluating the efficacy of Asparagopsis seaweed for commercial feed UC Davis research … Continue reading
Posted in CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program, CDFA Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch, CDFA Inspection Services Division, CDFA Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE)
Tagged California Feed Industry, CDFA Inspection Services Blog, CDFA Inspection Services Division Blog, Commercial Feed, Inspection Services Blog, Inspection Services Division Blog
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