FDA Produce Safety Rule: Biological Soil Amendment of Animal Origin - Categories

The proposed rule would categorize a biological soil amendment of animal origin as treated if it has been processed to completion to adequately reduce microorganisms of public health significance in accordance with the proposed requirements of § 112.54, or in the case of an agricultural tea, if the biological materials used to make the tea have been so processed and the water used to make the tea satisfies the proposed requirements of § 112.44(a)

The proposed rule would categorize a biological soil amendment of animal origin as untreated if it:

• has not been processed to completion in accordance with the proposed requirements of § 112.54, or in the case of an agricultural tea, if the biological materials used to make the tea have not been so processed or the water used to make the tea does not satisfy the proposed requirements of § 112.44(a);
• has become contaminated after treatment;
• has been recombined with an untreated biological soil amendment of animal origin;
• is or contains a component that is untreated waste that you know or have reason to believe is contaminated with a hazard or has been associated with foodborne illness; or
• is an agricultural tea that contains an agricultural tea additive.