CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE Fertilizing Material Inspection Program

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1 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE Fertilizing Material Inspection Program

2 Hierarchy: California Department of Food & Agriculture Inspection Services Feed, Fertilizer & Livestock Drug Regulatory Services Fertilizing Materials Inspection Program Fertilizer Research & Education Program

3 Licenses & Product Registrations 2,460 Licensed locations 9,380 Registered Product Labels 1,503 Organic Input Material (OIM) Registrations 213 OIM Inspections (2015) in CA, OR, AZ, and NV

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6 Fertilizer Research & Education Program (FREP)

7 FREP What: The Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) funds and facilitates research and education to advance the environmentally safe and agronomically sound use and handling of fertilizing materials. Why: Significant amount of nitrate in groundwater, believed to result from fertilizer application, was the impetus for the establishment of the program in How: Through a mil assessment ($0.001 per dollar) on fertilizers sale, FREP has funded: 1. Basic and applied research 2. Education and outreach on understanding, developing, and improving best practices for nutrient management related to California agriculture

8 FREP s undertakings: Providing technical education and nitrogen management training for Certified Crop Advisors (CCAs) and growers self-certification through training, the FREP annual conference, and a variety of crop specific publications and brochures Increasing accessibility of the FREP research to users through development of online searchable database, crop fertilization guidelines, and decision-making tools for the farming community Engaging with all of the agricultural stakeholders impacted by the nitrate issue and facilitating the adoption of BMPs to maximize irrigation and nutrient efficiency

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11 FREP Fertilization Guidelines: Example: processing tomatoes

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13 Bringing Research into Practice Keyword(s) Type of Crop County Date Range

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16 Fertilization/Irrigation Pamphlets FREP has developed a series of pamphlets based on the guidelines Irrigation checklists and guidelines

17 Organic Input Material (OIM) Program

18 Organic Input Material means any [fertilizing material] excluding pesticides, that is to be used in organic crop and food production and that complies with the requirements of the National Organic Program standards, as specified in Part 205 (commencing with 205.1) of Subchapter M of Chapter I of Subtitle B of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

19 Organic Input Materials Fertilizing materials intended for organic food & crop production If a product is registered/listed with another organic material review organization AND it is being distributed in California, it must be registered in CA as an OIM

20 Lone Exception A product can claim organic (i.e. carbon-based) without registering as OIM The manufacturer must disclose all ingredients to CDFA to verify that all ingredients are carbon-based. Labeling must feature conspicuous disclosure statement Not for use in organic crop and organic food production.

21 OIM Registration By law (FAC 14601), all Organic Input Materials distributed into California must be registered. OIM registration is $500 per product and expires at the end of every oddnumbered year (2-year cycle)

22 Brief History of CDFA s Organic Input Material Program AB 856 legislation in 2009, Law in 2011 Inspection training began in late In-State inspections 2014 Oregon, Nevada, Arizona inspections 2015 International Organization for Standardization (ISO 17065) certification 2015 Out-of-State inspections Late 2015 Mexico & Canada 2016 International

23 CDFA s OIM Contractor Ecocert will be performing OIM inspections on behalf of CDFA Awarded four regional contracts within United States One contract for Canada & Mexico One contract for International Two-year contracts Ecocert is ISO certified and recognized with the USDA s National Organic Program

24 Organic Input Material Inspections Organic Input Material (OIM) manufacturer inspection at least once per year Firms with liquid OIM > 3% Nitrogen Twice per year (one announced, one unannounced) Inspections are Not Pass/Fail or Scored Identifies areas of noncompliance

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26 OIM Inspection: I) CORRECTIVE COMPLIANCE

27 OIM Inspection: II) LICENSE, REGISTRATION & LABELING

28 II) LICENSE, REGISTRATION & LABELING

29 III) OIM INGREDIENTS

30 IV) EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTION

31 V) PRODUCTION RECORDS

32 PROCESS VERIFICATION FOR > 3% N LIQUID OIM

33 PROCESS VERIFICATION FOR > 3% N LIQUID OIM

34 Optional: VI) QUALITY CONTROL VII) RECALL & COMPLAINT PROCEDURES

35 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS (Final Sign-Off)

36 QUESTIONS?