Guest guest Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 California almond growers request 6-month delay of federal pasteurized almond rule By Garance Burke, Associated Press August 7, 2007 FRESNO – The largest organization of almond growers is asking the government for a six-month delay before enforcing a new rule requiring all California almonds to be pasteurized, saying farmers can't adjust in time to meet the original deadline. In January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it would require virtually all almonds to be pasteurized by Sept. 1, following Salmonella outbreaks in 2001 and 2004 that were traced to raw almonds. Now the California Almond Board wants to push back the implementation date to March 1, 2008, to give pasteurization facilities time to validate their processes and machinery and avoid interrupting the flow of nuts to the market. Full story: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20070807-0226-farmscene- pasteurizedalmonds.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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