Water Treatment: The Label is the Law

Beginning Jan 26, 2023, farms began needing to comply with the agriculture water requirements for harvest and post-harvest water contained in Subpart E of the Produce Safety Rule.

While the exact date that FDA will finalize the preharvest agricultural water requirements in Subpart E of the Produce Safety Rule is unknown, the general support of the proposed rule leads IFPA to recommend that the industry begin thinking about how to comply with the rule.

IFPA is developing short resources on a variety of ag water related topics. Download the article, Water Treatment: The Label is the Law which focuses on the legalities of treating agricultural water, which applies to pre-harvest, harvest, and post-harvest water uses.