Factsheets

• FDA Fact Sheet: Biological Soil Amendments of Animal Origin (FDA, 7-23-18) (PDF 155 KB) 
  • (in Spanish, PDF 170 KB)

Videos

• Food Safety Modernization Act: Soil Amendments (Penn State Extension, YouTube video, 4:43 min) Learn about how biological soil amendments are defined under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and the risks they may pose to produce. 
  • (in Spanish, Mejoradores de Suelo YouTube video, 5:10 min) 
• The Produce Safety Rule and BSAAO California Farm Food Safety Series: BSAAO Webinar Series, UC Davis, YouTube video, 35:51 min) Benefits and risks of applying soil amendments of animal origin (BSAAO) during production. This series is tailored to Californians, with specific BSAAO regulatory and enforcement information relevant to CA.   

Powerpoint Presentations

• FDA PowerPoint Presentation: Soil Central Soil Summit 2017 (FDA, PDF 6.3 MB) BSAAO in fresh fruit and vegetable production: a regulatory perspective. 
• FDA PowerPoint Presentation: FDA’s Current Thinking and an update on BSAAO 2019 (FDA, PDF 3.1 MB) This presentation focuses on the conditions and practices identified as potential contributing factors for microbial contamination. 
• FDA PowerPoint Presentation: Soil Summit 2017 - BSAAO FDA risk assessment activities (FDA, PDF 6.7 MB)