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Disciplining food safety violations: A key to an effective food safety plan
Published on July 2, 2012
Handling farm workers that violate food safety rules is important in maintaining the integrity of your food safety plan. Consider these points when writing a discipline policy in your food safety plan. -
Harvest container hygiene: More than just washing totes
Published on July 2, 2012
Getting reusable plastic containers clean requires effort. This effort can be wasted without hygienic handling of the clean containers. -
Cheap and easy method of reducing foodborne illness risk from harvest workers
Published on May 9, 2012
If you could do one thing that could reduce passage of gastrointestinal illness by 80 percent and foodborne illness by 50 percent, would you do it? Find out about this incredibly cheap, easy method of controlling illness. -
Can you improve the cleanliness of your harvest knives?
Published on May 9, 2012
Not all crops require knives to harvest or pack. For those that do, knives can potentially spread disease through all the produce they touch. There are a number of food safety considerations when using knives. -
Minimizing foodborne illness risk to patrons at petting zoos
Published on April 9, 2012
When your customers move from a petting zoo to a farmstand on the same location, they can contaminate your otherwise safe produce with manure. Here are simple steps to help prevent this from happening without getting rid of the petting zoo. -
Livestock may not mix with fruit and vegetable production
Published on March 1, 2012
Livestock in close proximity to produce-growing areas can pose a problem for growers seeking food safety certification. With proper mitigation strategies, the two can coexist. Without these strategies, passing an audit may be difficult. -
Keep food safety in mind when buying equipment
Published on March 1, 2012
With auction and trade show season in full swing, an eye often turns to acquisition of new or refurbished produce washing, packing and grading equipment. When evaluating equipment, keep food safety in mind to avoid difficulties. -
Who is eating the produce that I grow?
Published on February 3, 2012
When adopting food safety practices on the farm, it’s important to remember why and for whom it is being done. -
Dealing with water for irrigating
Published on February 3, 2012
The insurance of maintaining a produce crop with irrigation can be all but eliminated if the water being used contaminates the produce with food-borne illness. Here are a few considerations when implementing irrigation practices.
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