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Farming down the drain: Unintended consequences of the Food Safety Modernization Act’s Produce Rule on small and very small farms

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  • Williams, Donnie F.
  • Falcone, Ellie
  • Fugate, Brian

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The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 (FSMA) was the first significant reform in 70 years of the food production regulations governing the safety of human and animal foods produced for consumption in the United States. FSMA intended to provide policies that proactively prevent foodborne illnesses, establish science-based food safety standards, and include supply chain partners to ensure systematic prevention of foodborne illnesses. Yet these intentions may also drive small farms out of business, create food supply shortages, stifle food innovation, and harm the environment and consumer health. We propose that policy makers and managers consider reducing unnecessary documentation requirements, incentivizing innovative food technologies that improve food safety, improving the capacity and efficiency of testing labs, and increasing consumer awareness of food safety.

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  • Williams, Donnie F. & Falcone, Ellie & Fugate, Brian, 2021. "Farming down the drain: Unintended consequences of the Food Safety Modernization Act’s Produce Rule on small and very small farms," Business Horizons, Elsevier, vol. 64(3), pages 361-368.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:bushor:v:64:y:2021:i:3:p:361-368
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2021.02.004
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    1. Ribera, Luis A., 2016. "Theme Overview: Producer Impacts of the Food Safety Modernization Act," Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 31(1), pages 1-4, March.
    2. Ribera, Luis A. & Yamazaki, Fumiko & Paggi, Mechel & Seale, James L., Jr., 2016. "The Food Safety Modernization Act and Production of Specialty Crops," Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 31(1), pages 1-7, March.
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