2012-2013 Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury Report is There Effective Oversight of Certified Farmers’ Markets in

Conclusions 5

• CL1 Page 8
  Not all County Department of Agriculture CFM inspectors report the steps taken to correct the violations listed on the official Inspection Reports.
• CL2 Page 8
  The County Department of Agriculture Farmers’ Market Inspection Reports are not posted online at the County website.
• CL3 Page 8
  All County Department of Environmental Health Specialists do not include the steps taken to correct violations on all of the Official Inspection Reports.
• CL4 Page 8
  The County’s Department of Environmental Health does not report the Environmental Health Specialist findings that lead to the violations cited on the Official Inspection Reports.
• CL5 Page 7
  CFMs provide an opportunity for producers to sell commodities they produce directly to consumers without meeting the usual size, standard pack, and container requirements for such products.5 The direct marketing regulations are enforced by the County’s Department of Agriculture and the health and safety aspects are enforced by the County’s Department of Environmental Health. Both agencies conduct inspections. The County Department of Agriculture should include the steps taken to correct violations on all of the Santa Clara County Farmers’ Market Inspection Reports and should post these reports online for easy consumer review. The County Department of Environmental Health should list the findings of the Environmental Health Specialist that led to the violations being cited and the steps taken to correct the violations recorded. Not all Health Specialists record these items. 5http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/i_&_c/standardization.html 7 Findings and Recommendations Finding 1 Not all County Department of Agriculture CFM inspectors report the steps taken to correct the violations listed on the official Inspection Reports. Recommendation 1 All County Department of Agriculture CFM inspectors should include the steps taken to correct violations on all of the Santa Clara County Farmers’ Market Inspection Reports. Finding 2 The County Department of Agriculture Farmers’ Market Inspection Reports are not posted online at the County website. Recommendation 2 The County’s Department of Agriculture should post all Farmer’s Market Inspection Reports online for easy customer review. Finding 3 All County Department of Environmental Health Specialists do not include the steps taken to correct violations on all of the Official Inspection Reports. Recommendation 3 All County Department of Environmental Health Specialists should include the steps taken to correct violations on all the Official Inspection Reports. Finding 4 The County’s Department of Environmental Health does not report the Environmental Health Specialist findings that lead to the violations cited on the Official Inspection Reports. Recommendation 4 All County Department of Environmental Health Specialists should include the findings that lead to the violations cited on the Official Inspection Reports. 8 APPENDIX A - Documents Reviewed Santa Clara County Certified Farmers’ Markets http://www.sccgov.org/sites/ag/Farmers%27%20Markets/Documents/SantaClaraCoFar mersMarketlistHyperlink2012-L.pdf Urban Village Farmers’ Market Association http://www.urbanvillageonline.com/ California Farmers’ Market Association http://cafarmersmkts.com/ Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association http://www.pcfma.com/ Japantown San Jose Certified Farmers’ Market http://www.japantownsanjose.org/market.html Palo Alto Farmers’ Market http://pafarmersmarket.org/ South Bay Farmers’ Markets http://www.southbayfarmersmarkets.com/SouthBayFarmersMarket/Home.html West Coast Farmers Market Association http://westcoastfarmersmarkets.org/ The County of Santa Clara – Farmers’ Markets http://www.sccgov.org/sites/ag/Farmers'%20Markets/Pages/Farmers'-Markets.aspx The County of Santa Clara – Certified Farmers’ Market Info http://www.sccgov.org/sites/deh/Consumer%20Protection%20Division/Laws,%20Policie s%20-%20Legal%20Issues/Pages/Certified-Farmers-Market-Info.aspx The County of Santa Clara – Pesticide Safety, Forms & Education, Information about Agricultural Permits, Commercial Pest Control, and Applicator Tests http://www.sccgov.org/sites/ag/Pesticide%20Safety,%20Forms,%20- %20Education/Pages/Pesticide-Safety--Forms----Education.aspx Santa Clara County Agricultural Department, Certified Producer’s Certificate & Inspection Report Santa Clara County Farmers’ Market Inspection Report California Department of Food & Agriculture Inspection and Compliance – Certified Farmers Market Program http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/i_&_c/cfm.html; California Department of Food & Agriculture Listening Sessions 2010 http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/i_&_c/cfm.html 9 APPENDIX A - continued California Department of Food & Agriculture Certified Farmers’ Market Advisory Committee Meeting 10/10/12 http://cdfa.ca.gov/is/uploader/docs/CFMAC%2010-10- 12%20Notice%20&%20Agenda.pdf Certified Farmers’ Market Non-Compliance Worksheet http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/pdfs/CFM_Noncompliance_List.pdf Certified Farmers’ Market Revoked, Suspended and/or Fined http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/pdfs/CPC_Suspension_2012_2nd_quarter.pdf CA.Gov Certified Farmers Market Program & Inspection Services Division Regulations http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/Regulations.html Environmental Health Requirements for Certified Farmers’ Markets rev. July 2008 http://www.ccdeh.com/document/doc_view/191-environmental-health-requirements-for- certified-farmers-markets Potentially Hazardous Food: The Evolving Definition of Temperature Control for Safety, June 26, 2005 http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/RetailFoodProtection/FoodborneIllnessandRiskFa ctorReduction/RetailFoodRiskFactorStudies/ucm111302.htm Food-borne Illness: What Consumers Need to Know http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FACTSheets/Foodborne_Illness_What_Consumers_Need_to_ Know/index.asp USDA Fact Sheet: Safe Food Handling, Danger Zone http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FACTSheets/Danger_Zone/index.asp California Retail Food Code http://www.cdph.ca.gov/services/Documents/fdbRFC.pdf California Department of Food & Agriculture Division of Inspection Services, 2010 Annual Report http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/pdfs/reports/CDFAInspectionServicesAnnualReport10.pdf Federal Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, including amendments as of January 1, 2004 http://www.farmlandinfo.org/documents/38361/Federal_Organic_Food_Production_Act. pdf Study Says Organic Isn’t Healthier? Here’s Why It Still May Be Worth The Cost http://www.forbes.com/sites/learnvest/2012/09/06/study-says-organic-isnt-healthier- heres-why-it-still-may-be-worth-the-cost-999/ 10 APPENDIX A - continued Stanford Scientists Cast Doubt on Advantages of Organic Meat and Produce http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/04/science/earth/study-questions-advantages-of- organic-meat-and-produce.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print More Farmers Markets Mean Better Health http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_21285388/mercury-news-editorial-san-jose- more-farmers-markets Associated Press http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/Terms AP Farmers Markets Surge as Local Demand Rises http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2018840203_apapfnusfarmersmarkets urge.html Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty in Fertilizer Case http://www.justice.gov/usao/cae/news/docs/2012/08-2012/08-06- 12NelsonGuiltyplea.html Fruit Company IDs Products in Recall of Mangoes Due To Salmonella Risk http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/09/02/fruit-company-expands-recall-mangoes- due-to-salmonella-risk/ Recall of Peanut Butters etc. http://enews.earthlink.net/article/us?guid=20121001/5e4eb8f8-3534-45fe-b044- 6f6d5e393246 FDA Recalls Last 60 Days http://www.sccgov.org/sites/deh/Consumer%20Protection%20Division/Food%20Recalls ,%20Notices%20-%20Alerts/Pages/default.aspx Monsanto Supported Labeling Prop.37 http://www.mercurynews.com/elections/ci_21452920/monsanto-fighting-efforts-label- genetically-engineered-food-california San Jose Water Pollution Control Plant Sees Exodus of 43% of its workforce http://www.rebuildtheplant.org/go/doc/1823/258352 Food Hubs Connect School Districts with Farmers http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/03/food-hubs-connect-school-_n_1851863.html Brown Act http://ag.ca.gov/publications/2003_Intro_BrownAct.pdf Will Mexico or Florida Provide Tomatoes to US Markets? http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2012/09/28/tomato-wars-us-may-side-florida- farmers-in-tomato-fight/?test=latestnews 11 APPENDIX A - continued USDA Agriculture Marketing Service http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplateData.do?template=TemplateA&n avID=WholesaleandFarmersMarkets&leftNav=WholesaleandFarmersMarkets&page=W holesaleAndFarmersMarkets http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplateData.do?template=TemplateN&n avID=WholesaleandFarmersMarkets&leftNav=WholesaleandFarmersMarkets&page=F MPP&description=Farmers%20Market%20Promotion%20Program&acct=fmpp http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplateData.do?template=TemplateC&n avID=WholesaleandFarmersMarkets&leftNav=WholesaleandFarmersMarkets&page=FS MIP&description=Federal%20State%20Marketing%20Improvement%20Program&acct= gpfsmip http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplateData.do?template=TemplateA&n avID=CommodityAreas&leftNav=CommodityAreas&page=CommodityAreas&acct=AMS PW http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplateData.do?template=TemplateA&n avID=GradingCertificationandVerification&leftNav=GradingCertificationandVerification& page=GradingCertificationAndVerification&acct=AMSPW http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplateData.do?template=TemplateA&n avID=FairTradingRegulations&leftNav=FairTradingRegulations&page=Fai rTradingRegulations&acct=AMSPW Biotechnology FAQs http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=BiotechnologyFAQs.xml&na vid=AGRICULTURE Biotechnology Glossary http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=BiotechnologyGlosary.xml& navid=AGRICULTURE . 12 This report was PASSED and ADOPTED with a concurrence of at least 12 grand jurors on this 6th day of June, 2013. Steven P. McPherson Foreperson Lyn H. Johnson Foreperson pro tem Chester F. Hayes Foreperson pro tem Francis A. Stephens Secretary 13

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