Pennsylvania produce growers, food processors and animal feed producers preparing to comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) can provide Penn State Extension with input — via an anonymous survey — that will help guide the development of relevant educational resources.

Passed by Congress in 2011, FSMA establishes regulatory practices that produce farmers, food processors and feed manufacturers must adopt to prevent contamination of fresh produce, processed and manufactured human foods, and animal feeds.

Penn State Extension recently added a link to three industry surveys on the homepage of its FSMA website. Survey participants should complete the versions tailored to their segments of the food industry — there is a survey for produce growers, one for human food processors and one for animal feed producers. Personal information is not required, and individual survey responses will not be shared publicly.