Produce growers selling to grocers and distributors
Free checklist for a written farm food safety plan before a USDA GAP audit, and a check of whether the FDA Produce Safety Rule covers your farm.
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How it works
What you get
The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Form 50-129: Application for 1-d-1 (Open-Space) Agricultural Use Appraisal door.
Modeled on: USDA GAP audit program and the FDA Produce Safety Rule (21 CFR part 112)
From public data
in average yearly produce sales over 3 years (inflation-adjusted) is where the FDA Produce Safety Rule starts to cover a farm
Source: 21 CFR 112.4, eCFR
Draft Texas Form 50-129 for 1-d-1 open-space (ag) valuation, with your five-of-seven-year use history and a written lease. Free to read.
Questions
Not if your produce sales averaged $25,000 or less a year over the previous 3 years, adjusted for inflation. Larger farms are covered unless an exemption applies.
It's for farms whose average yearly food sales over the past 3 years were under $500,000 (inflation-adjusted) and whose direct sales to qualified end-users exceeded sales to all other buyers. Modified requirements apply.
No. USDA's GAP audits are voluntary. They verify that fruits and vegetables are produced, packed, handled and stored to minimize microbial food safety risks.
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Answer it and ePlan opens the Form 50-129: Application for 1-d-1 (Open-Space) Agricultural Use Appraisal door, which drafts the paperwork.