MANSFIELD – Proposed federal regulations to prevent food-borne illnesses would affect farmers who grow tomatoes and other fruits, vegetables and nuts in New Jersey and around the country.
The new program also would apply to imported produce.
About 50 farmers, retailers and agricultural educators attended a seminar Monday in Burlington County on the new Federal Drug Administration program, whose goal is to prevent E. coli and other food-borne illnesses such as listeria.
Farmers were urged to prepare for gradual implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) between 2017 and 2019, with the largest commercial farm operations to be impacted first.
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