Hello Gardeners, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow . The produce safety rules portion of the Food and Drug Administrations’ new Food Safety Modernization act are based on common sense. Some of the rules cover testing water used for irrigation and a higher standard for the water used for worker hygiene, washing produce, and making ice. Other categories set rules for when manure and compost can be applied to fields. In some states, Federal representatives inspect and