Press Announcements > FDA expands its support for states to advance implementation of produce safety activities

Press Announcements > FDA expands its support for states to advance implementation of produce safety activities





FDA expands its support for states to advance implementation of produce safety activities



The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced new cooperative agreements with Hawaii, Kentucky and Mississippi, as well as renewed agreements with 43 other states, in support of efforts to implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, which establishes science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting, packing and holding of fruits and vegetables grown for human consumption.

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