Sec.22-39g-5. Record Keeping

(a) Each produce farm shall keep its records in compliance with 21 CFR 112, Subpart O, as amended from time to time, and shall make its records available for inspection or copying within twenty-four hours of a request by the commissioner or the commissioner’s designated agent.

(b) Each covered farm and CGAP certificate holder shall use a record keeping and coding system for produce to facilitate the effective recall of produce. Such record keeping system shall be capable of tracing produce placed into wholesale or retail distribution back to the produce farm, and specific lot growing location. Records produced pursuant to such system shall be maintained for a period of time that exceeds the expected shelf life of the produce or one year, whichever is longer. Such records shall be made available immediately upon request by the commissioner or the commissioner’s designated agent.

(Effective February 10, 2023)