The California departments of food and agriculture and public health accepted oral public comments regarding their proposed actions for the implementation of Proposition 12 last week, following a ...

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) recently released long-awaited proposed regulations to implement Proposition 12, the Farm Animal Confinement Initiative (the proposed ...

After Jan. 1, 2024, or 12 months from that initial registration, CDFA said all distributors will need to resubmit with a valid third-party certification.

Prop 12: A Different Kind of California Wildfire NPPC’s Michael Formica predicts Proposition 12 repercussions will be seen in California as early as this morning.

However, the CDFA was enjoined from enforcing the regulations applicable to whole pork meat until the court finalized its decision. Now, distributors and producers of pork are allowed to “self-certify ...

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross emphasized that the negative impacts of invasive pests and diseases stretch well beyond commercial agricultural operations.

California’s Superior Court for Sacramento County has halted enforcement of Proposition 12 because the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) hasn’t yet released final ...

American meat and egg distributors can now obtain Prop 12 Certification from NSF. NSF logo A trusted name in the industry, NSF’s services will enable distributors to meet regulatory requirements ...

Moffatt said the group’s main concern is price increases due to the CDFA’s delay in issuing a regulatory framework for Prop. 12. The proposition directed the CDFA to create the framework by September ...

This time, however, its not opponents of Prop 12 that have brought the lawsuit, but the original sponsors. They’ve sued the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in state Superior ...

Prop 12 specifies that the CDFA and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) must jointly promulgate Prop 12 regulations. The law required that the regulations be issued by 1 September 2019.