{"id":410,"date":"2021-01-13T16:21:30","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T16:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/?p=410"},"modified":"2021-06-08T17:52:04","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T17:52:04","slug":"blog-details-how-farms-can-find-out-if-they-are-exempt-from-produce-safety-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/2021\/01\/13\/blog-details-how-farms-can-find-out-if-they-are-exempt-from-produce-safety-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog details how farms can find out if they are exempt from Produce Safety Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/ProduceSafety\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"417\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/2021\/01\/13\/blog-details-how-farms-can-find-out-if-they-are-exempt-from-produce-safety-rule\/produce-safety-program-blog-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Produce-Safety-Program-Blog-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,695\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Produce-Safety-Program-Blog-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Produce-Safety-Program-Blog-1-300x217.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Produce-Safety-Program-Blog-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Produce-Safety-Program-Blog-1.jpg\" alt=\"CDFA Produce Safety Program logo\" class=\"wp-image-417\" width=\"336\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Produce-Safety-Program-Blog-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Produce-Safety-Program-Blog-1-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Produce-Safety-Program-Blog-1-768x556.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These new regulations apply to most California fruit, nut and vegetable farms, but there are some exceptions. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/ProduceSafety\/index.php\/2020\/12\/22\/how-can-farms-find-out-if-they-are-exempt-from-produce-safety-rule\/\">Click here<\/a> to read a Produce Safety Program blog about which farms and produce items are not covered under the Produce Safety Rule. The blog includes links to questionnaires farmers may submit to verify exemption or learn more about the Produce Safety Rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/producesafety\/\">Produce Safety Program<\/a> is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/is\/i_&amp;_c\/\">Inspection &amp; Compliance branch<\/a> in CDFA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/is\/\">Division of Inspection Services<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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