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The latest manual snow survey for the current water year revealed that California’s snowpack tripled from what the state experienced last year. The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted its monthly snow survey on April 2 in the Sierra Nevada mountains at Phillips Station, approximately 90 miles east of Sacramento.

The Food and Drug Administration shed light on the agency’s priorities for federal food safety activities and programs. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., and Frank Yiannis, deputy commissioner, said in a joint statement that the request for more funding in the fiscal 2020 budget, “…will allow the agency to add new staff and resources to enhance signal detection, response to outbreaks and post-response evaluations."

CLFP conducted its Fifth Annual Washington, D.C., Fly-In on March 11-13. A delegation of CLFP members representing Morning Star Packing Company, Olam Spices & Vegetable Ingredients, Campbell Soup Company, Del Mar Foods and ConAgra met with the California Central Valley Congressional delegation on issues relating to water, trade, immigration and the Farm Bill.

CLFP will partner with the California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) for a Capitol Day on June 4 in Sacramento. This will be an excellent opportunity for our organizations to come together and meet with legislators, legislative policy staff and the Administration to discuss key issues impacting manufacturers in California. A formal invitation and registration materials will be sent in the near future to the CLFP Board of Directors and Legislative Affairs Committee. For more information, contact Trudi Hughes.