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8.23. FDA educating the food services industry on the dangers of the mammal meat food allergy, Alpha-gal; and
8.24. Inspectors for federal food safety and security programs being required to present valid identification and upon departure leave notification of who was present.
9. We support efforts to develop food safety guidelines to help prevent microbial contamination of fresh produce. The guidelines must:
9.1. Be based on sound science and risk;
9.2. Provide flexibility to accommodate the
great diversity of the fresh produce industry including those in geographically challenged areas;
9.3. Be practical to implement;
9.4. Take the form of good agricultural
practices rather than federal or state
mandates;
9.5. Be consistent with existing state and
federal regulations and guidelines;
9.6. Support Good Agricultural Practices
(GAP) and Good Handling Practices
(GHP) standards;
9.7. Be implemented in a manner that will
not impair our ability to export
produce items;
9.8. Provide adequate resources to carry
out an education program for the
industry and consumers;
9.9. Be tailored to the size, type and
capacity of the farm;
9.10. Include a provision that only
agricultural products subject to FSMA count toward the gross sales threshold; and
9.11. Allow for animal manure application that is flexible enough for utilization, food production and food safety.
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