The California Cantaloupe Advisory Board has scheduled two training sessions for next Tuesday, June 11, to help handlers and growers prepare for the mandatory food safety audits being conducted by the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
In each issue of WG&S, WGA Compliance Officer Jon Alexander explores various aspects of the Affordable Care Act and the impact it will have on employers when it takes full effect on January 1, 2014, in a monthly column called “Dear Jon.”
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for most of Northern through Central California with temperatures expected to range from 100-112 degrees in some areas by the end of the week. Since Cal OSHA closely monitors heat advisories from the NWS, it may initiate a number of inspections of companies to verify that they are compliant with state regulations regarding heat illness.
The California Department of Pesticide Regulations (DPR) released new proposed control measures for Chloropicrin use on May 15. It is important to note that these measures, as proposed, are more stringent than both the EPA’s and DPR’s current application requirements.
