Fsma Agricultural Water

Strengthening Fsma Agricultural Water Outreach And Education For Produce Growers In Kansas And Missouri.

1) water used during growing of crops (growing/production activities) and 2) water used during harvest, postharvest, and hand washing. Fda is establishing these standards as part of our implementation of the fda food safety and modernization act. The food and drug administration (fda) issued its final rule on phased implementation of water testing under food safety modernization act (fsma) regulations, a/k/a the produce safety rule (psr).

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There is an urgent need to validate the. In this webinar we take a look at the upcoming requirement for the testing of agricultural water under fsma. The current fsma produce safety rule agricultural water provisions have simply missed the mark.

The Produce Industry And Fda Have Spent An Inordinate Amount Of Time Contemplating, Debating And Discussing How To Define What Constitutes Agricultural Water That Is Of Adequate Microbial Quality To Use When Growing, Harvesting And Packing Fresh Produce.

The water analysis method requirement in the fsma produce safety rule don stoeckel, connie fisk, donna pahl, gretchen wall, kristin woods, and elizabeth bihn updated april 2019. At this point in time fda is trying to finalize the details and guidance documents on what farms have to do about testing water. National institute of food and agriculture project status.

Fsma Defines Agricultural Water Used On Produce Farms Into Two Main Categories:

Our speaker ronald bond—water quality researcher from the western center for food safety at university of california, davis—will review the current agricultural production water regulations of the fsma produce safety rule and highlight water microbiology basics to help growers better understand the regulations. This webinar, conducted jointly by fda and iica, sought to raise awareness among producers, exporters, specialists, fsma instructors, government officials and the general public about various aspects of interest related to the new proposed rule on agricultural water. The agricultural water rule outlines a regime of testing for sources of water used to irrigate and wash produce covered by fsma.

To Test Agricultural Water That Is Used During Harvest And Postharvest.

The fda is currently reviewing this section of the rule in order to address questions about the practical implementation of this section and to consider how they might reduce the regulatory. For more information on the proposed rule on agricultural water, please view the fact sheet: The fda is holding two virtual public.