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Get Your Farm Audited

There are many commercial auditing companies that will perform an audit on your farm. Check with your buyers to see which ones they approve.
Updated:
March 5, 2023

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA), under an agreement with the United Sates Department of Agriculture, offers fee-based Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) farm food safety audits.

Visit Penn State Extension's Keep Fresh Produce Safe Using Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) publication for more informmation on GAPs and PDA contacts for arranging to have your produce farm audited. 

 

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  • Tracking Listeria monocytogenes in produce production, packing, and processing environments
  • Food safety validation of mushroom growing, packing, and processing procedures
  • Farm food safety, Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) training
  • Hazards Analysis and Risk Based Preventive Controls (HACCP) training
  • Technical assistance to home and commercial food processors
  • Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
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