New FDA Blog Post on Food Safety Modernization Act: "I hope you'll read and post your comments!"

New Blog Post -- FDA Tells Farmers: We need to learn from you

Last week, farmers from across the North and South forks of Suffolk county Long Island showed a group of us from the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets the incredible diversity of their farms and the challenges FDA faces in writing a “produce safety” rule.
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For more information on FDA's Food Safety Modernization Act, visit www.fda.gov/fsma.

http://fdatransparencyblog.wordpress.com/2011/08/20/fda-tells-farmers-we-need-to-learn-from-you/

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Richard W. VanVranken
Agricultural Agent
County Extension Department Head
Cooperative Extension of Atlantic County
6260 Old Harding Hwy.
Mays Landing, NJ 08330-1553 
p. 609-625-0056
f.  609-625-3646
vanvranken@njaes.rutgers.edu
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