The tree fruit industry is making sure its concerns are heard regarding the Produce Safety Rule. If you read through FDA's proposed Produce Safety Rule, you'll realize that most tree fruits are included in the rule, despite the fact that they are grown high above ground level, and there have been no documented cases of foodborne pathogen outbreaks associated with them. As you can imagine, this has several leaders in the tree fruit industry weighing in during the current 120-day comment period. We asked representatives from the California Grape and Tree Fruit League and the U.S. Apple Association what they are telling their members who may be asking what the proposed rules really mean for them. Here's what they had to say.
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