Pending FSMA legislation complicated the proposal, which was first proposed four years ago.
USDA published a Federal Register notice on December 6 announcing the termination of a proposed National Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement. The agreement was modeled on and developed in conjunction with the California and Arizona Leafy Greens Marketing Agreements, and would have empowered government auditors to verify science-based food safety practices were followed by US leafy greens farms.