Food Safety for Mushroom Growers and Packers

Draft Guidance. FDA 2008

A 1.5 hr recording of a webinar from the Penn State Department of Food Science originally presented on May 4, 2010.

Developed by Dr. Luke F. LaBorde, Department of Food Science, Penn State Universityand The American Mushroom Institute. Food safety standards, checklists, and forms for developing and documenting safe mushroom growing practices.

Mushroom News, Sept, 2006, by Naveen Chikthimmah, Robert Beelman, Luke LaBorde

The Mushroom Industry Food Safety Training Kit (FSTK) is a food safety curriculum developed by the Penn State Department of Food Science and Hispanic Workforce Management (HWM).

This site contains links to current knowledge related to L. monocytogenes. Although much of the information is directed at the ready-to-eat meats industry, methods for controlling L. monocytogenes are similar for all food types.

FDA/Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, USDA/Food Safety and Inspection Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. September 2003

FDA Resource

The debate continues as to whether food is more safely prepared by workers using bare hands or those wearing gloves.

FDA

University of Florida Extension

Manual for developing SSOPs for the seafood industry but also an excellent general model for developing a sanitation program for any commodity - Seafood Network Information Center, UC-Davis

National Seafood HACCP Alliance

Penn State Extension

Penn State University

The term backflow means any unwanted flow of used or non-potable water or substance from any domestic, industrial or institutional piping system into the pure, potable water distribution system.

Occupational Health and Safety Administration, U.S. Dept of Labor

David M. Beyer, Penn State University, Joe Poppiti, Mushroom Central

University of Florida Extension

Seafood Network Information Center, U.C. Davis

Developed by the PA IPM program with the cooperation of the American Mushroom Institute

Urban Entomology, UC-Riverside

"The Portal for the Pest Industry" - Learn about the latest products and services from more than 30 leading industry suppliers in the PCT Online Marketplace

Donald Graham. Graham Consulting. 2010 Penn State Mushroom Conference

Don Graham. Graham Consulting. Food Safety Magazine.

USDA Agricultural Marketing Service

FDA retail food processing and handling regulations

Occupational Health and Safety Administration, U.S. Dept. of Labor

United States Environmental Protection Agency, Department Food Safety

Penn State University Extension

A summary of the compost pasteurization process. Dave Beyer, PSU Department of Plant Pathology

Food and Drug Administration

Food and Drug Administration