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- RI DEM Produce Safety Portal
- Produce Safety Rule (FSMA) Adoption – The Regulation had a 30-day public comment period (ending January 28, 2019) where interested stakeholders commented on the promulgation of this regulation. This is still in process.
- PSR is a Federal Rule.
- States do not have the ability to change it.
- It must be incorporated into state regs.
- By simple adoption. Adoption by referencing the Federal Rule means any changes made on a Federal Level are automatically mirrored on the State Level.
- Until adopted at state level, FDA is the lead.
- Final Step is to establish DEM authority of the rule.
- Needs to be done by 2019.
- Covered Produce– Under the Produce Safety Rule, covered produce is defined as fruits and vegetables that are typically consumed raw.