California Food and Agricultural Code

§ 42653

FAC § 42653 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 17 · Ch. 2 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)The secretary, through the chief of the branch of the department that has jurisdiction over the enforcement of this division, or any deputy, inspector, or agent of the department, may enforce and make inspections of grade, standard of quality, and other provisions of any raw unprocessed fruit, nut, or vegetable marketing, food safety, or enforcement program that is adopted under the authority of the United States or of this state.

(b)(1) All proprietary information obtained for the purposes of the produce safety program, regardless of the source of that information, is confidential and shall not be disclosed except when required by court order in a judicial proceeding or as provided in subdivision (c).

(2)The information that is contained in individual reports of produce safety program inspections shall not be made public by the secretary in that form, but the information that is contained in those reports may be prepared in combined form for use by the secretary, the agents of the secretary, or other interested persons in the formulation, administration, and enforcement of the produce safety rule, or may be made available pursuant to court order or as provided in subdivision (c). The information shall not be made available to anyone for private purposes.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 215, Sec. 3. (AB 2721) Effective January 1, 2025.