Georgia Listening Session on
Proposed Fresh Produce Rule 

Commissioner Gary W. Black and the Georgia Department of Agriculture invite you to attend a listening session with FDA regarding the recently released proposed fresh produce rule. To view the entire rule and fact sheets provided by FDA, please click on the links below. This is an important opportunity to hear from FDA and ask questions prior to the close of the comment period on May 16, 2013. 

Please note: The listening session will be held Wed., March 20, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., live in Atlanta. Interactive broadcasts will be available in Macon and Tifton. Because space is limited, we request you select only ONE location to attend.

Presenters:

• Dr. Michael Doyle, Director for the Center for Food Safety in the Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Georgia
• Mike Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• James R. Gorny, Ph.D, Senior Advisor for Produce Safety, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

•  Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption Proposed Rule (published in the Federal Register)
• FDA Fact Sheet on Proposed Standards for Produce Safety and other Helpful Information