The FDA’s Preventive Control Rule went into effect November 16, 2015, as part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). This new rule makes current Good Manufacturing Practices mandatory and establishes new standards for Hazard Analysis and Risk-based Preventive Controls for human food. Some companies will need to be in compliance as soon as September ...
This week, Western Growers members and senior staff led discussions in Colorado about the future success of the agriculture industry in that state. Yesterday, the 2nd Annual Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (CFVGA) Conference kicked off with opening remarks from Robert Sakata, president of the CFVGA and owner of Sakata Farms, a Western Growers ...