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They handed me the exact CFR citation the FDA inspector was going to use before she walked through the gate. That's not consulting — that's intelligence.
Dale Kowalski
Third-Generation Ranch Manager · Kowalski Family Farms
Salinas Valley, CA
340+Audits
Cleared
Cleared
18Federal
Frameworks
Frameworks
Accepting New Clients
Agricultural Compliance
Federal & State Regulatory Counsel
Your Next Audit, Handled.
FSMA Produce Safety Rule. USDA National Organic Program. EPA Worker Protection Standard.
Three frameworks. Hundreds of sub-clauses. One consultancy that already knows the statute number you're worried about — so you can keep growing.
No retainer required for initial review · Responds within one business day
Regulatory Frameworks We Navigate
Every certification mark here
represents a cleared client.
USD
USDA Organic
National Organic Program
FDA
FDA FSMA
Food Safety Modernization Act
EPA
EPA WPS
Worker Protection Standard
GG
GlobalG.A.P.
Good Agricultural Practices
GAP
USDA GAP
Good Agricultural Practices Audit
HAC
HACCP
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
SQF
SQF Code
Safe Quality Food Program
PGF
Primus GFS
Food Safety Certification
We don't subcontract. Every engagement is staffed by former USDA program analysts and FDA-trained auditors who have sat on both sides of the inspection table.
The Cost of Non-Compliance
Regulations by name.
Consequences in plain English.
Every item below is a statute our clients have faced. Most came to us after the first notice. A few came after the second. None came after the third.
Regulation
Consequence
Exposure
FDA
FSMA Produce Safety Rule §112.22
Failure to establish and maintain written food safety plans results in a Warning Letter and mandatory corrective action within 15 business days.
Warning LetterWarning
EPA
EPA WPS 40 CFR Part 170
Inadequate pesticide handler training documentation carries civil penalties up to $19,636 per violation per day under FIFRA Section 14.
$19,636/daySerious
USDA
NOP 7 CFR Part 205.202
Undocumented field history or prohibited substance detection triggers suspension of organic certification — halting premium-market sales immediately.
Cert. SuspendedSerious
EPA
CWA NPDES Permit 40 CFR §122
Unpermitted discharge from a CAFO constitutes a Clean Water Act violation. Federal courts have issued penalties exceeding $2.1 million in single-farm cases.
$2.1M+Critical
FDA
FSMA Preventive Controls §117.135
A facility without validated preventive controls may receive a Mandatory Recall order and facility registration suspension — effectively shutting operations.
Facility ShutdownCritical
Every one of these has a clear path to compliance.
We've written the remediation plan. We just need your operation's specifics.
Before & After
Audit scores tell the story
we don't need to.
These are real operations. Scores are from official inspection reports on file with the respective agencies.
FDA FSMA
Third-Generation Row Crop Farm
Fresno County, CA
First FDA FSMA inspection with zero documentation system. Received a 483 observation form with 7 deficiencies.
All 7 deficiencies cleared within 30 days. Passed follow-up inspection with a compliant rating. No enforcement action taken.
Audit Score
Before
31
After
96
Resolved in 34 days
USDA NOP
Organic Grower Scaling to Retail
Willamette Valley, OR
NOP certification suspended after prohibited substance detected during transition period. Retail contracts at risk.
Certification reinstated in 21 days. Documented field history submitted. Zero retail contracts lost.
Audit Score
Before
44
After
98
Resolved in 21 days
EPA WPS
Mid-Size Ag Corporation
Imperial Valley, CA
Compliance officer resigned 8 weeks before EPA WPS audit. No handler training records. Pesticide application logs incomplete.
Full WPS audit passed. Retroactive documentation completed. New compliance protocol installed for 4 facilities.
Audit Score
Before
28
After
94
Resolved in 52 days
Client Voices
Operators who faced the
same inspection you're dreading.
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My compliance officer quit on a Tuesday. Mandate had a remediation plan on my desk by Thursday. We passed the EPA audit the following month without a single citation.
Renata Osei-Mensah
CFO · SunValley Agricultural Holdings
Imperial County, CA
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We were scaling into three national grocery chains. They had our NOP documentation, water quality records, and GlobalG.A.P. certification current before the first purchase order landed.
Tomás Guerrero-Vidal
Owner & Operations Director · Guerrero Organic Produce
Willamette Valley, OR
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Our co-op had 14 member farms at different compliance stages. Mandate built a unified audit calendar and single documentation system. First clean sweep in our history.
Priya Nambiar
Executive Director · Central Valley Growers Cooperative
Tulare County, CA
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02
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