Fact Sheet

FSMA PSR Implementation and State Laws

June 2021 | Extension Legal Services Initiative

Authors

Sophia Kruszewski, Elizabeth Newbold,

This fact sheet illustrates each state’s individual produce safety program by summarizing some of the information found on the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule State Implementation interactive map.

For references and endnotes, please refer to the PDF version of this document.

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Implementation and enforcement of the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule (FSMA PSR) is a collaborative effort between the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the states. While efforts are underway to promote consistency across state lines, there is some variation by state in terms of who is implementing the FSMA PSR, and how. The Extension Legal Services Initiative’s FSMA Legal Resources website contains an interactive map and table of state legal authority for FSMA PSR implementation.

Suggested Citation

FMSA PSR Implementations and State Laws, NECAFS & Vt. L. Sch. Ctr. for Agric. & Food Sys. (2021), https://elsi.necafs.org/sites/default/files/uploads/FSMA%20PSR%20implementation%2C%20state%20laws%20factsheet.pdf. 

Sophia Kruszewski

Former Director, Food and Agriculture Clinic, Center for Agriculture and Food Systems

Sophia Kruszewski JD’13 is the Deputy Policy Director at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) and was formerly an assistant professor at Vermont Law School, where she directed the Food and Agriculture Clinic at the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems.

Elizabeth Newbold

Assistant Director, University of Vermont Extension, Northeast Center to Advance Food Safety

Elizabeth Newbold is the Assistant Director for the Northeast Center to Advance Food Safety (NECAFS), one of four USDA funded regional centers tasked with coordinating training, education and outreach related to the FSMA Produce Safety Rule and the FSMA Preventive Controls for Human Foods Rule. Her work focuses on coordination and facilitation of the Northeast regional network to support a national food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance system among small and medium-sized producers and small processors.

FSMA PSR Implementation and State Laws

Suggested Citation

Sophia Kruszewski

Elizabeth Newbold

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