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Category Archives: CDFA Inspection & Compliance Branch

CDFA Food Safety Series: Food Safety Auditing Unit verifies food safety in the field

Posted on September 21, 2026 by Joshua Bingham

California is committed to keeping our food safe. In recognition of National Food Safety Education Month, CDFA is sharing more information about the programs that help make sure food grown and processed in California is as safe as possible. CDFA’s … Continue reading

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CDFA Food Safety Series: Produce Safety Program Inspections and Trainings Facilitate Safe Food for California and the Nation

Posted on September 18, 2026 by Joshua Bingham

California is committed to keeping our food safe. In recognition of National Food Safety Education Month, CDFA is sharing more information about the programs that help make sure food grown and processed in California is as safe as possible. As … Continue reading

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Farmers’ Market Advisory Committee member Jaclyn Allen works to fight hunger and cultivate community

Posted on September 18, 2026 by Joshua Bingham

This International Year of the Woman Farmer, CDFA celebrates and thanks CDFA advisory committee members for contributions to their industries and communities. Following is a spotlight of a member of the Certified Farmers’ Market Advisory Committee. Jaclyn AllenThe Hen’s Roost, … Continue reading

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CDFA Food Safety Series: Produce Safety Program Protecting California Food Safety through 2,770 On-Farm Inspections since 2019

Posted on September 17, 2026 by Joshua Bingham

California is committed to keeping our food safe. In recognition of National Food Safety Education Month, CDFA will be sharing more information about the programs that help make sure food grown and processed in California is as safe as possible. … Continue reading

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Secretary Ross discusses importance of fruit and vegetable inspections at national conference in San Diego

Posted on May 14, 2026 by Joshua Bingham

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross spoke to attendees of the 2026 Association of Fruits & Vegetables Inspection & Standardization Agencies (AFVISA) Conference on Wednesday, May 13. The association includes inspectors from throughout the country and Secretary Ross thanked them for working … Continue reading

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Inspection Services 2025 Annual Report spotlights top accomplishments, major metrics

Posted on April 8, 2026 by Joshua Bingham

CDFA’s Inspection Services Division announces publication of its 2025 Annual Report. “Agriculture has always been built on resilience, stewardship and the people who show up every day to feed our communities,” ISD Director Natalie Krout-Greenberg states in the report’s Overview. … Continue reading

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Food Safety: FDA releases initial findings of 5-year CA Central Coast environmental study, highlighting benefits of government and industry collaboration

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Joshua Bingham

The California agriculture industry continues to demonstrate that science and partnerships are the cornerstones of advancing food safety. In April 2021, CDFA Secretary Karen Ross called for industry participation to help solve recurring food safety incidents. This action followed a number of … Continue reading

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CA State Organic Program Reminds Producers to Submit USDA 2025 Organic Survey by Feb. 5

Posted on February 3, 2026 by Joshua Bingham

CDFA’s California State Organic Program reminds California organic producers to submit responses to the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 2025 Organic Survey no later than Thursday, Feb. 5. Last conducted in 2021, the Organic Survey … Continue reading

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CDFA State Organic Program collaborates with county agricultural inspectors across California

Posted on January 22, 2026 by Joshua Bingham

CDFA’s State Organic Program’s (SOP) mission is to protect the organic label through education, outreach and, when necessary, enforcement in California, under the authority of the USDA’s National Organic Program. California is the only state in the nation with a … Continue reading

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Apply now to fill vacancies on Standardization Advisory Committee

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Joshua Bingham

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is announcing vacancies on the Standardization Advisory Committee (STDZ). The Committee advises the CDFA secretary on all matters pertaining to the Standardization Program and has an essential role in reviewing proposed regulations … Continue reading

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