Welcome
This is a blog for the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Inspection Services Division (ISD). Read here for the latest news about how ISD is providing Californians 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.
Follow Us
-
Recent Posts
- California Agricultural Organics Report details organic sales, acreage, commodities by county
- CDFA leadership attends ribbon cutting for renewable energy project at organic waste recycling center
- Apply by June 6 for Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program
- Check out the California Farm to School Network’s March newsletter!
- Apply by April 10 to fill vacancy on Feed Inspection Advisory Board
Recent Comments
Archives
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
Categories
- California Avocado Inspection Committee
- California Nutrition Incentive Program
- California Organic Products Advisory Committee
- CDFA Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship Program
- CDFA Avocado Inspection Program
- CDFA California Citrus Program
- CDFA California State Organic Program
- CDFA Center for Analytical Chemistry
- CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program
- CDFA Direct Marketing Program
- CDFA Environmental Safety Laboratory
- CDFA Farm to School Network
- CDFA Farm to School Program
- CDFA Feed Inspection Advisory Board
- CDFA Feed Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommittee
- CDFA Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch
- CDFA Fertilizer Inspection Advisory Board
- CDFA Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP)
- CDFA Fertilizing Materials Inspection Program
- CDFA Food Recovery
- CDFA Food Safety Laboratory
- CDFA Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program
- CDFA Inspection & Compliance Branch
- CDFA Inspection Services Division
- CDFA Inspection Services: Did You Know?
- CDFA Livestock Drug Program
- CDFA OCal Cannabis Certification Program
- CDFA Office of Farm to Fork
- CDFA Organic Input Material Program
- CDFA Organic Input Material Program
- CDFA Produce Safety Program
- CDFA Quality Assurance Program
- CDFA Regulatory Analysis Laboratory
- CDFA Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE)
- CDFA Shipping Point Inspection Program
- CDFA Standardization Advisory Committee
- CDFA Standardization Program
- CDFA Technical Assistance Program
- Certified Farmers Market
- Certified Farmers Market Advisory Committee
- Farm to Community Food Hubs Program
- Farm to Community Food Hubs Program Advisory Committee
- Fertilizer Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommittee
- Inspection Services Division Administration Unit
- ISD Staff Spotlight
- Uncategorized
- Urban Agriculture Grant Program
Tag Archives: Produce Safety Rule
How California produce farmers can prepare for Produce Safety Rule inspection
The Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) has published an interview with Sarah Standiford of CDFA’s Produce Safety Program as part of a Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) case study series. The interview highlights how California farms can prepare for a FSMA … Continue reading
Spanish-language sessions expand outreach to organic growers about Produce Safety Rule
CDFA’s Produce Safety Program works to ensure that California farmers understand how to implement all food safety practices required by the federal Food Safety Modernization Act’s Produce Safety Rule. As part of PSP’s Educate, Implement and Regulate strategy to accomplish this, three PSP inspectors recently gave a … Continue reading
CDFA Technical Assistance Program offers farmers multilingual, in-person help
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Technical Assistance Program (TAP) continues to help small-scale farmers across California become compliant with the federal Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule for growing fruits, nuts and vegetables. This effort … Continue reading
FDA launches Agricultural Water Assessment Builder to help farms understand Agricultural Water Proposed Rule requirements
From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a new user-friendly online Agricultural Water Assessment Builder to help farms understand the proposed requirements for an agricultural water assessment in the Agricultural Water Proposed Rule. Use of … Continue reading
Save the Date – March 11 webinar offers discussion about proposed agricultural water requirements for Produce Safety Rule
Save the date for a western states webinar 10-11 a.m. (PST) March 11 on a revision proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to Subpart E of its Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule that would change … Continue reading
Proposed revision to Produce Safety Rule agricultural water requirements — comment period open through April 5
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing a revision of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule that would change the pre-harvest agricultural water requirements for farms covered by the Produce Safety Rule (other than sprouts). Most California … Continue reading
CDFA welcomes Dr. Geetika Joshi to lead Produce Safety Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Inspection Services Division (ISD) welcomes Geetika Joshi, Ph.D., as the newly appointed environmental program manager to lead the Produce Safety Program (PSP). “We’re excited to welcome Geetika to the team as she … Continue reading
Register now for California Farm Food Safety E-Learning Series about biological soil amendments of animal origin and production agricultural water
Register now for two tracks in the UC Davis Department of Food Science and Technology California Farm Food Safety E-Learning Series funded by the California Department of Food and Agriculture Produce Safety Program. Several speakers will provide short presentations during the … Continue reading
Blog details how farms can find out if they are exempt from Produce Safety Rule
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Produce Safety Program is now actively performing inspections of California produce farms to verify compliance with food safety regulations under the federal Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule. These new … Continue reading