Broad FDA Regulation of Fruit and Vegetables a Waste of Resources

Randall Weiseman November 29, 2013 Alabama, Citrus, Florida, Fruits, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

American Farm Bureau Food Safety Specialist Kelli Ludlum talks about concerns regarding how the proposed rules for FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act do not move toward the risk-based approach the new law was originally designed to use.

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