In 2017, the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) was given authority to implement the federal Food Safety Modernization Act’s (FSMA’s) new rule on Produce Safety in…
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Texas Ag Department threatens to undermine the Tester-Hagan Exemption! Are other states next?
In 2010, FARFA led a national coalition, together with the Western Organization of Resource Councils, that succeeded in getting an amendment added to the Food Safety…
Endorsements in the 2018 Texas Elections
The Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance endorses candidates based on their positions on food and agricultural issues, as well as closely related issues such as…
Texas Update: FARFA’s Current Work on Local Food Issues
It’s been a busy summer for local food issues in Texas, between the ongoing developments in the state’s health department crackdown on raw milk, the state’s…
Federal Food Safety Modernization Act
Federal Food Safety Modernization Act This page is dedicated to information about the implementation of the FDA’s new regulations under the federal Food Safety Modernization Act…
FDA’s Final Produce Rule Imposes Undue Burdens on Farmers
Download the pdf version of this press release here AUSTIN, Texas – November 17, 2015 – The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) final rule for farms…
FDA issues first major rule under Food Safety Modernization Act
On September 17, FDA formally published the first major final rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in the Federal Register. This final rule addresses…
Comments needed on FDA’s proposed registration requirements
The FDA is proposing a new regulation that amends the current requirements for any business that holds, stores, manufactures, or processes food (termed “food facility”)…
Raw milk bill gets a Senate committee hearing!
The raw milk bill, HB 91, has been scheduled for a Senate Committee hearing on Monday morning! Time is running out fast to get the…
Calls needed to support the raw milk bill!
May 25, 2015: The raw milk bill, HB 91, passed the Texas House with a strong bipartisan vote. But time is running out for it…