Annalisa Hultberg, Extension Educator, Food Safety If your farm is eligible for an exemption from the FSMA Produce Safety Rule based on where you sell your food and how much you sell, it is not subject to routine inspections or the majority of provisions of the rule. However your farms might have labeling, signage, and recordkeeping requirements that went into effect January 1, 2020. Read more about those requirements here. Farm Status Categories for the FSMA Produce Safety Rule Three categories your farm can fall under for the FSMA Produce Safety Rule Basically, if your farm is in the middle category, your farm is eligible for an exemption from the FMSA Produce Safety Rule. How do you know if your farm is in the middle "qualified exempt" category? If your farm had between $27,528 and $550,551 (these figures are adjusted for inflation and change each year) in food sales per year, averaged over the past three years AND more than 50% of those sales were to a ‘qualified end us...
