{"id":596,"date":"2025-09-03T10:12:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T17:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/ProduceSafety\/?p=596"},"modified":"2025-09-03T17:13:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T00:13:50","slug":"cdfa-recognizes-september-as-national-food-safety-education-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/ProduceSafety\/index.php\/2025\/09\/03\/cdfa-recognizes-september-as-national-food-safety-education-month\/","title":{"rendered":"CDFA Recognizes September as National Food Safety Education Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>CDFA recognizes September as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fda.gov%2Ffood%2Fconsumers%2Ffood-safety-education-month&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csteve.lyle%40cdfa.ca.gov%7C7f290fd347ea4c81fa1c08dde6746865%7Cafdfd251a22248978cbaae68cabfffbc%7C0%7C0%7C638920109844208518%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C4000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=F9aHTT4ROZYtrLQQgqdUGCD2n9WNU%2FWPjk00WMpJg7M%3D&amp;reserved=0\">National Food Safety Education Month<\/a>&nbsp;with a continuing commitment to food safety education across California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/producesafety\/\">CDFA Produce Safety Program\u2019s&nbsp;<\/a>goals are to \u201ceducate before and while we regulate,\u201d and to support California produce farmers in understanding how to comply with the&nbsp;<a 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href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.cdfa.ca.gov%2FProduceSafety%2Findex.php%2F2025%2F04%2F23%2Fare-you-prepared-for-the-pre-harvest-agricultural-water-requirements%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csteve.lyle%40cdfa.ca.gov%7C7f290fd347ea4c81fa1c08dde6746865%7Cafdfd251a22248978cbaae68cabfffbc%7C0%7C0%7C638920109844234558%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C4000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=81kqFLXqmKlJx7zFXG9kGaGms%2Byto5k2V8f%2FKnxna2w%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Pre-Harvest Agricultural Water Final Rule<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional opportunities to engage with CDFA\u2019s Produce Safety Program include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An&nbsp;<a 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href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.cdfa.ca.gov%2FProduceSafety%2Findex.php%2F2024%2F09%2F26%2Fschedule-a-free-on-farm-readiness-review-today%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csteve.lyle%40cdfa.ca.gov%7C7f290fd347ea4c81fa1c08dde6746865%7Cafdfd251a22248978cbaae68cabfffbc%7C0%7C0%7C638920109844278570%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C4000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=yxnTfDI3ArVOuCUCdaFSFuHLpVl6Qr1EuS6rJ1JDjF0%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Free On-Farm Readiness Reviews<\/a>&nbsp;to help producers comply with the FSMA Produce Safety Rule<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Training offered in multiple languages through the&nbsp;<a 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For example, the&nbsp;CDFA Produce Safety Program\u2019s&nbsp;goals are to \u201ceducate before and while we regulate,\u201d and to support California produce farmers in understanding how to comply with the&nbsp;Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule. 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