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Meat: Who Regulates What

Copied from Registrar Corp: FDA & USDA Who Regulates What? "Deciphering whether meat and poultry products are regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) can be tricky.
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Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MEHKO)

On September 18, 2018, then Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill 626 (AB 626), making an amendment to the California Retail Food Code: Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations which established microenterprise home kitchen operation (MEHKO) as a new category of retail food facility.
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Conservation Stewardship Program

CSP offers farmers the opportunity to earn payments for actively managing, maintaining, and expanding conservation activities like cover crops, rotational grazing, ecologically-based pest management and silvopasture even while they work their lands for production.
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Building Permits

Photo by Remmington Wanner on Unsplash Most construction, from new construction to alternations and repairs, requires a building permit.
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Applying for a Special Event Permit

Special thanks to an applicant who shared their experience for the following detailed information about applying for a Special Event Permit (PRMD) for unincorporated Sonoma County. (Spring 2019) Begin this process as soon in the planning process as possible. It will take weeks to complete.
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Gleaners: Community Food Producers

Gleaners must follow the California Small Farm Food Safety Guidelines. See also UC Pre and Post-Harvest Food Safety for training and produce safety information. Much of the information in UC ANR's Urban Agriculture Food Safety Guide applies to gleaning.
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Operaciones De Alimentos Hechos En Casa

Informacin el Programa Los Formularios Preguntas ms Frecuentes Grabacione de Webinar A grabacione de webinar: Obtenga informacin sobre el programa Operaciones De Alimentos Hechos En Casa.
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USDA Recognizes Avian Leukosis as a Trimmable Condition

July 18, 2020 from NMPAN listserv - for USDA Poultry Operations: FSIS has granted a petition from the National Chicken Council (NCC) respectfully to amend its regulations to recognize avian leukosis as a trimmable condition. Specifically, the petition requested that FSIS (1) amend 9 C.F.R. 381.
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