FDA sugar house registration

[twitch]

What if you don't do it

[GeneralStark]

What if you don't do it

Big Brother comes knocking. Then, the much feared "FDA Sugarhouse Cliff".

[lakeview maple]

Big Brother comes knocking. Then, the much feared "FDA Sugarhouse Cliff".

LOL, not the feared Sugarhouse cliff

[AdirondackSap]

I thinks this all about the big producers who can afford all these regulations trying to push out the mom and pop guys just like the big dairy farmers did

[Thad Blaisdell]

Yes thats it.... nothing to do with just the govt wanting their hand in everybodies cookie jar.

[lakeview maple]

Its ALL ABOUT THE GOV ,wanting to stick there nose in ,its just a matter of all of us making sure that our equipment is were it should be ,and our product safe.This is were everyone from 10 taps to 10 thousand needs to just quit pointing fingers and get your equipment at the level the GOVT wants.

[delivron]

Finally a clear definition from the FDA.

9.14 Q: Are maple syrup producers “farms” and, thus, exempt from registering?

A: The response to this question depends upon the activities of the maple syrup producer. The activities of maple syrup producers customarily consist of two types: gathering sap from sugar maple trees and concentrating the sap through the application of heat to make syrup. Gathering sap is "harvesting," which is included in the definition of farm (21 CFR 1.227(b)). The “farm” is exempt from registration. However, concentrating sugar maple sap by heating is a form of manufacturing/processing (21 CFR 1.227(b)). Accordingly, a facility that concentrates sugar maple sap is performing a manufacturing/processing activity and is required to be registered, unless all of the concentrated sap is consumed on the farm or another farm under the same ownership.

So if you boil you must register.

http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/GuidanceDocuments/FoodDefenseandEmergencyResponse/ucm331959.htm?source=govdelivery

15.3 Q: Most sugar makers in Massachusetts operate from their own property, on which their private residence is also located. Are these sugar makers required to register the facility that is on their property and used for sugar production?
A: Under 21 CFR 1.227(b)(2), a private residence is not a "facility" and thus, is not required to be registered. A private residence must meet customary expectations for a private home and does not otherwise include commercial facilities in which a person also happens to reside. A private residence includes the parcel of real property on which the residence is located. Accordingly, if the sugar production occurs in the private home or in a detached building that meets customary expectations for use as part of the private home, such as a detached garage that has not been modified for manufacturing and processing so that it can no longer practically be used as customary for a garage, the home or building would not have to be registered. If, however, a separate building located on the real property of the private residence site is used as a sugar manufacturing or processing facility and does not have a use as customarily expected for a private residence, that facility must be registered, unless that facility qualifies for another exemption (e.g., as a retail facility; 21 CFR 1.227(b)(11)).

[tuckermtn]

Accordingly, a facility that concentrates sugar maple sap is performing a manufacturing/processing activity and is required to be registered, unless all of the concentrated sap is consumed on the farm or another farm under the same ownership.

So if you boil you must register.

http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/GuidanceDocuments/FoodDefenseandEmergencyResponse/ucm331959.htm?source=govdelivery

So if I boil using 15 % red maple sap I don't need to register? Just sugar maple sap?

[twitch]

there you go tucker you found loophole all I have to know if find some more reds to tap lol

Accordingly, a facility that concentrates sugar maple sap is performing a manufacturing/processing activity and is required to be registered, unless all of the concentrated sap is consumed on the farm or another farm under the same ownership.

So if you boil you must register.

http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/GuidanceDocuments/FoodDefenseandEmergencyResponse/ucm331959.htm?source=govdelivery

So if I boil using 15 % red maple sap I don't need to register? Just sugar maple sap?

[maple flats]

I just got an email stating the the FDA has extended the registration deadline until 1/31/13 because they were not ready until 10/22/12 to process, 3 weeks after the designated start date.