Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Session

Several farmer groups have raised concerns about the newly proposed FSMA rules and their cost to local growers. Rather than wading through hundreds of pages of rules, come to this session to learn how the proposed rules would impact your farm, and hear from those working to impact the rule-making process this summer. Roger Noonan, New England Farmers Union president and farmer, will discuss what these rules mean for local growers and will explain how to give feedback to the FDA through upcoming public hearings and written comments. MA Farm Bureau president Rich Bonanno and farmer Nathan L’Etoile will also be on hand to share their understanding of the proposed rules and how to affect them. Pizza dinner will be provided. Please RSVP by Monday, July 15th to Kristen at 413-665-7100, ext. 12 or kristen@buylocalfood.org.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider. This workshop is supported in part by the USDA/Risk Management Agency and by individual contributors and Local Hero members.