Is a permit required for each producer selling agricultural products?
– No. CFMs are defined in CURFFL as a food facility, all agricultural products (certified and noncertified) sold at a CFM are part of that facility and covered under the health permit for the CFM. Prior to the July 1991 Change in the Direct Marketing Regulations, vendors selling processed food were required to have individual health permits. Now, products meeting the definitions of noncertifiable agricultural products must still be produced by the appropriate regulatory authority. Proof of an approved source for each food product is still required. The CFM manager should maintain a copy of each vendor’s documentation, at the CFM location, for review by the enforcement officer. Since one health permit will cover all vendors that are part of the CFM, and CFM permit holder is responsible for ensuring that each vendor may be cause for suspension or revocation of the permit. Vendors selling food other than agricultural products, such as bread, are not considered part of the CFM. Each vendor
