Last week on Food Safety News, Dan Flynn wrote an article discussing Virginia’s plans to loosen its cottage food laws. Cottage food laws are basically laws that allow small-time producers to use appliances in
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FSMA's Small Farm Exemption Has Its Limits
Food and farm advocates seem to agree that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is somewhat limited in what it can do for small farmers and producers as it implements the Food Safety Modernization
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Understanding Small Farm Exemptions Under FSMA's Produce Safety Rule
With the comment period finally closed on the Food Safety Modernization Act’s (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is one step closer to implementing FSMA. FDA must now review the
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Tribes Frustrated with FDA's Failure to Consult Them on FSMA Rules
On Nov. 5, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hosted a two-hour webinar with American Indian tribes to discuss FDA’s proposed rules on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). During the webinar, FDA emphasized
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FSMA Rules Pose Unique Hardships for Tribal Communities
The proposed Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regulations have sparked debates about the costs of compliance and other impacts on small- to medium-sized producers. But American Indian tribes face notably unique challenges under the new
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Colorado Considers Cannabis Potency Regulations
The Colorado Department of Revenue’s Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) is hosting five working groups to establish additional regulations for retail sales of medicinal and recreational marijuana. The Mandatory Testing and Random Sampling Working Group recently
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Emerging Contaminants: Ag Runoff Poses Health Risks
The most well-documented impacts of agriculture runoff on human and ecological health are primarily related to nutrient pollution in water, where nitrogen and phosphorous from fertilizers cause oxygen-starved “dead zones” in water. Now,
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Colorado Addresses Food Safety After Severe Floods
Colorado officials are working with farmers to address potential crop and soil contamination after severe flooding hit Northeastern Colorado last month. Their biggest challenge will likely be assessing flood-affected fields before replanting and analyzing affected
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Colorado Introduces New Standards for Marijuana-Infused Food
Among other new regulations for medical and recreational marijuana sales, Colorado recently created labeling, packaging, and safety standards for marijuana-infused food. For the most part, regulators, food manufacturers, and cannabis testing labs all seem
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FDA Finally Addresses Tribes on FSMA
Last Thursday, two months before comments close on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety and Preventive Controls for Human Food rules, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued notice of a webinar it
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