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Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption

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Northwest Horticultural Council filed 3 comments on this docket between Jan 7, 2014 and Nov 17, 2017. 172 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 1638d ago.

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Nov 17, 2017· Comment from Kate Woods, Northwest Horticultural Council· FDA-2011-N-0921-19155

The Northwest Horticultural Council (NHC) submits the following comments regarding the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) proposed rule entitled Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption; Extension of Compliance Dates for Subpart E, published in the Federal Register under docket number FDA-2011-N-0921. The NHC represents apple, pear, and cherry growers, packers, and shippers in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington on federal and international policy and regulatory issues. Our members grow, pack, and ship approximately 77 percent of the fresh apples, 84 percent of the fresh pears, and 78 percent of the fresh cherries produced in the United States. We support this proposed rule to delay compliance dates for Subpart E of the Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption (Produce Safety rule). Since the initial draft of the Produce Safety rule was released in 2011, the NHC has communicated to FDA that the requirements in Subpart E are overly burdensome, complicated, and costly for growers to implement, while providing little benefit to public health. We appreciate FDAs acknowledgement of stakeholder concerns regarding the practicability of these provisions, and the agencys commitment to using this proposed delay in compliance dates to reevaluate Subpart E in its entirety. Thank you for the opportunity to provide comment. We look forward to continuing to work with FDA to develop a workable approach to ensuring that water used in agricultural production is of adequate microbial quality for its intended use. Sincerely, Kate Woods Vice President Northwest Horticultural Council

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Dec 15, 2014· Comment from Northwest Horticultural Council· FDA-2011-N-0921-1271

Northwest Horticultural Council comments on FDA-2011-N-0921 attached:

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Jan 7, 2014· Comment from Northwest Horticultural Council· FDA-2011-N-0921-0361

Attached are final comments from the Northwest Horticultural Council concerning the proposed rule. Disregard prior submission.

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