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National Food Safety Education Month: Celebrating the Success of CDFA’s Produce Safety Program

CDFA joins the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in recognizing September as National Food Safety Education Month, with a continued commitment to supporting produce safety and education across California. Produce safety is a high priority in California. The Golden State’s … Continue reading

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CDFA recognizes September as National Food Safety Education Month

CDFA recognizes September as National Food Safety Education Month with a continuing commitment to food safety education across California. For example, the CDFA Produce Safety Program’s goals are to “educate before and while we regulate,” and to support California produce farmers in understanding how … Continue reading

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CDFA offers food safety training for Farm to School Network producers and handlers

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Produce Safety Program is partnering with the CDFA Office of Farm to Fork to provide Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) Grower Training Courses July 22-23 and Sept. 23-24 at no cost to California … Continue reading

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Produce Safety Program offers tips for FSMA Produce Safety Rule pre-harvest agricultural water requirements

Are you prepared for the pre-harvest agricultural water requirements? The compliance date for the pre-harvest agricultural water requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule (PSR) has begun for Large Farms starting on April … Continue reading

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CDFA IT department honored for work on Produce Safety Program webpage

CDFA’s Information Technology Services Division (ITSD) – working with the Inspection Services Division’s Produce Safety Program (PSP) – was recognized with five awards from the California Public Sector Chief Information Officer Academy for stellar work in government technology. Three ITSD … Continue reading

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Produce Safety Program hosting PSP Portal training workshops in person and online in November and December

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Produce Safety Program (PSP) is hosting a series of workshops in November and December to train California produce farmers and growers how to use the PSP Portal. Five in-person workshops will be … Continue reading

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Produce Safety Program offers free On-Farm Readiness Reviews

Are you prepared for your produce safety regulatory inspection? Are you wondering how the requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule (PSR) apply to your farm and food safety practices? Get answers to these questions and … Continue reading

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CDFA Produce Safety Program debuts new PSP Portal Website

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Produce Safety Program (PSP) announces the official launch of its new Farm Data Repository website for California farms and farm inspections to support statewide compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety … Continue reading

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Inspection Services welcomes summer intern and congratulates her for California Women for Agriculture scholarship

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Inspection Services Division (ISD) welcomes summer intern Tonantzin Ortiz and congratulates her for recently earning a Salinas Valley Chapter of California Women in Agriculture (CWA) Agricultural Studies Scholarship. “As part of CDFA’s … Continue reading

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CDFA launches Produce Safety One Health Initiatives webpage

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Produce Safety Program (PSP) announces the launch of a Produce Safety One Health Initiatives webpage dedicated to California’s actions for enhanced produce safety based on the One Health approach. In response to a series … Continue reading

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