Section 55071 Of Article 7. Certification Of Rice From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 7.
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. (a) The commission shall require any organization seeking to
certify rice pursuant to this article to file the procedures and
standards of an internationally recognized identity preservation
program or a certification plan, including, but not limited to, the
following:
(1) Minimum information to be required from seed producers,
producers and handlers regarding production, growing, conditioning,
or processing practices, and methods for verifying the information
received.
(2) Qualifications of, and training requirements for, all
inspectors.
(3) Procedures for inspection and testing methods, including a
complete description of the sampling methodologies.
(4) Criteria for certification and attributes to be certified.
(5) Processes for decisionmaking relative to certification
procedures, criteria, and methods.
(b) The certification plan shall be kept by the commission and
made available for public inspection upon request.