On Friday, August 16, 2024, the Arizona LGMA Food Safety Committee voted to approve several changes to the Arizona LGMA Food Safety Standards, also called Metrics. One of the major updates is an increased buffer related to concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) with greater than 80,000 head. The distance was previously one mile, but the 1.5 mile distance is now science-based, from U.S. FDA research conducted in the Southwest growing region between 2019 and 2024. Findings of the study stated that:
The other area change for the Standards/Metrics was related to agricultural water. Several small changes were made to ensure that the Arizona LGMA requirements align with the Food Safety Modernization Act's Final Rule on Pre-Harvest Agricultural Water which was released in July of 2024. |
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