Mar 18, 2024USDA webinar focuses on GAP updates
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service will a webinar on the updates to the USDA Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and GAP Plus+ audit standards.
The webinar is at 1 p.m. April 5. Registration is online.
These updates become effective May 1 and will allow the AMS GAP audit services to remain applicable and relevant for its specialty crops industry customers.
The USDA Harmonized GAP and GAP Plus+ audit standards will be updated to align with the Produce GAPs Harmonized Combined Standard. Updates will include:
- Adding more consistent language and reducing redundancy.
- New requirements relating to water treatment, recall program, soil amendments and maintenance.
For more information on the updates to the standards or the webinar, contact Jill Dunlop, AMS Audit Services Branch, at [email protected].
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