Q & A Teleconferences on Food Safety FSMA

-Wes Kline and Meredith Melendez

The Produce Safety Alliance, in collaboration with the FDA, will be hosting a series of Q & A teleconferences to discuss specific sections of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Proposed Produce Safety Rule. See the attachment for teleconference dates and times on the following topics:

• Understanding Exemptions 
• Agricultural Water 
• Soil Amendments 
• Domestic and Wild Animals 
• Growing, Harvesting, Packing & Holding Activities 
• Equipment, Tools, Buildings, & Sanitation 
• Health, Hygiene, and Worker Training 
• Recordkeeping, Compliance, & Enforcement

Remember comments or questions regarding issues the FDA should clarify or address in the final rule or in companion guidance document must be submitted before May 16, 2013.