As required by FSMA, certain farms would be exempt from most of the requirements of
the proposed rule and would instead be subject to modified requirements. This qualified
exemption could be withdrawn under certain circumstances. The following farms would
be eligible for the qualified exemption:
Farms for which, during the previous 3-year period preceding the applicable calendar
year:
The average annual monetary value of the food sold directly to qualified end-users
during such period exceeded the average annual value of the food sold to all other
buyers during that period; AND
The average annual monetary value of all food sold during such period was less than
$500,000, adjusted for inflation.
