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Fruit and vegetable growers will learn about the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, Good Agricultural Practices, and co-management of natural resources and food safety.

Learn about produce safety, Food Safety Modernization Act requirements, and best practices in this one-day training led by Penn State Extension experts. Completion qualifies for a certificate.

Learn about what the Zone Concept means and what equipment inspection, maintenance, cleaning, and sanitizing procedures are required under the Produce Safety Rule to protect against food contamination.

Learn about required food safety education, training, and experience necessary for personnel to perform their assigned duties.

Learn how the produce safety rule requires you to make visitors aware of your farm's food safety policies and procedures.

The possible presence of foodborne pathogens is a concern to all dairy producers. Farms that have value-added dairy businesses should be extremely vigilant.

This article reviews the basics for Produce Safety and Preventive Controls and provides some information on how they may affect the mushroom industry.

There are many commercial auditing companies that will perform an audit on your farm. Check with your buyers to see which ones they approve.

This publication explains how to follow established food safety and sanitation standards that minimize the risk for contamination.

El Sistema de Extensión Cooperativa de Penn State tiene a su disposición una serie de plantillas, listas de verificación y registros para ayudar a los agricultores de frutas y vegetales frescos en la escritura de sus planes de inocuidad de los alimentos para la huerta.

Pets, backyard poultry, wildlife, and poor hygiene can introduce harmful pathogens into home gardens. Simple practices such as keeping animals out of growing areas can help gardeners reduce food safety risks and enjoy a safer harvest.

Under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), mushroom producers must recognize potential food safety hazards in their operations and establish control measures to prevent them from occurring.

Bajo la Ley de Modernización de la Inocuidad de los Alimentos (FSMA, por sus siglas en inglés) los productores de hongos tienen que reconocer peligros potenciales a la inocuidad de los alimentos y establecer medidas de control.

Las mascotas, aves de corral, fauna silvestre y prácticas inadecuadas de higiene pueden introducir patógenos en huertos caseros. La adopción de medidas sencillas pueden ayudar a reducir estos riesgos.

Este video ayuda a los solicitantes a instructor líder a entender el proceso de revisión de instructor líder de la Alianza, que determina si cumplen con las cualificaciones básicas para convertirse en instructor líder.

Esta hoja informativa de dos páginas explica porque las Buenas Prácticas Agrícolas (BPA) son importantes, analiza las fuentes de contaminación y presenta algunos de los desafíos para mantener la seguridad de los alimentos.

This two-page article explains why GAPs are important, discusses sources of contamination, and presents some of the challenges to maintaining food safety.

Minimizing farm food safety risks and Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and Penn State Extension contacts for information on FSMA food safety inspections and USDA audits.

This 11" x 16" laminated poster is available to help train employees and visitors on important food safety practices implemented on farms and in packinghouses. One side is in English, one side is in Spanish.

These printable color posters are available to help train employees and visitors on important food safety practices implemented on farms and in packinghouses.

This training package includes videos on food safety for apple packinghouses, covering foodborne illnesses, contamination routes, and sanitation programs.

Fruit and vegetable producers can follow these best practices for keeping produce fresh and safe in the field, at harvest, and through proper postharvest steps of cooling, washing, storage, and packing.

¿Quiére usted ganar más para sus bayas en el mercado? Este video contiene consideraciones importantes para manejo postcosecha de bayas.

Estos pósters en color están disponibles para ser impresos y ayudar a capacitar a los empleados y visitantes sobre prácticas importantes de seguridad alimentaria implementadas en granjas y en empacadoras.

Este artículo aborda las formas en que los productores pueden minimizar los riesgos a la inocuidad de los alimentos a través de la evaluación de las prácticas en sus huertas e implementando las buenas prácticas agrícolas.