Save the Date! Food Safety and Defense Task Force Conference
The 2023 Annual Conference for the North Carolina Governor’s Food Safety and Defense Task Force will be on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. This …
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FDA Virtual Listening Session
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ATTN: 4-H Agents Especially Those Doing 4-H Embryology!
If you are a 4-H agent or Program Assistant who will hatch out chicks with 4-H Embryology, please join …
2022 NC Food Safety & Defense Task Force Conference
The 2022 North Carolina Food Safety and Defense Task Force Virtual Annual Conference is being held: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 …
Packing House Sanitation Workshops
This interactive workshop provides fruit and vegetable growers information and tools necessary to develop an effective cleaning and sanitizing …
Workshop to discuss FDA's Proposed Water Rule for Produce Farms
How does FDA’s Proposed Water Rule impact NC produce farms? On December 2, 2021 FDA published the proposed content that …
FSMA Produce Safety Rule Update - Proposed Water Provisions Released in December, 2021
At the time of this update (January, 2022), the regulatory compliance dates for most provisions within the Food Safety …
Registration Open: Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PCQI) Course February 2022
We’re excited to announce we will be offering a Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) Preventive Controls for Animal …
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