The National Milk Producers Federation is closely watching to see if the FDA further explores implementing Food Safety Moderation Act rules on dairy farms.

Clay Detlefsen says when the rule was enacted by Congress, farms were given exemptions through the Intentional Adulteration Rule except for dairy farms.

“We got dragged into this rule by Congress basically in 2011 when this became law,” he says.  “FDA chose not to regulate dairy farms up to this point.”

The Intentional Adulteration Rule is applied at food processing facilities to mitigate food supply contamination.

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