Food Safety
Produce group debuts FSMA-compliant safety training
After a four-year curriculum development process, the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) officially launched Train-the-Trainer Courses and Grower Training Courses in fall 2016. During the process, PSA drew together fruit and vegetable growers, educators, researchers and regulatory... more »
Hancock Foods reaches settlement with EPA
The owner of a blueberry processing facility in Hancock, Maine, has come into compliance with federal requirements designed to protect the public and first responders from exposure to hazardous chemicals, under the terms of a... more »
UGA to host PSA Grower Training workshop
The University of Georgia Food Science Extension Outreach Program, the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA), and the Produce Safety Alliance are sponsoring a two-day, produce-specific PSA training program, designed to teach produce safety... more »
HACCP workshop scheduled for Florida packinghouses
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences will host a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) workshop in Immokalee, Florida. The two-day workshop, Feb. 22-23, will be hosted at the UF/IFAS Southwest... more »
Grower Produce Safety courses set throughout Michigan
Michigan State University Extension will host the Food and Drug Administration-defined Produce Safety Alliance Grower Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) certification course at various locations. Those interested in learning about Good Agricultural Practices (GAP's), produce... more »
Ag industry will watch Trump closely
As Donald Trump prepares to take the oath of office as the next president of the United States, the agriculture community is looking for clues on how his policies could impact the industry. Fruit Growers... more »
GLOBALG.A.P. publishes guide for FSMA compliance
The GLOBALG.A.P. "User’s Guide and Self Assessment for FSMA Produce Safety Rule Compliance" supports Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) users in efficiently meeting Produce Safety Rule (Produce Rule) requirements. The GLOBALG.A.P. USA Crops National Technical Working... more »
Penn State Extension launches FSMA resource website
Penn State Extension recently launched a new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) information website and will be organizing several FSMA educational workshops throughout Pennsylvania during 2017. Over the next several years, the Food and Drug Administration... more »
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