Resources
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Maintaining a Cold Chain
This guidance document and episode review best practices to ensure food safety compliance when using refrigeration.
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Blood and Bodily Fluids Policy Factsheet
This guidance document addresses blood and bodily fluid concerns and offers a blood and bodily fluids policy boiler plate that can be adapted to your farm.
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Creating a Google Maps Field Map
An accurate map of your farm is a foundation piece in your GAP manual. Without a clearly drawn map with your fields delineated, it will be difficult for you to prove to your auditors that you can provide a full traceback of your farm’s products.
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Compost and Biosolids
Manure and Organic Fertilizers Segment 3: Compost and Biosolids
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The "Musts" of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule
This document contains the ‘musts’ that are outlined in the PSA Grower Training slides supplied to attendees of the course.
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Soil Amendments Tools and Equipment Sanitation
Soil amendments tools and equipment sanitation SOP
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Food Safe Compost Use
This guidance document will walk you through the recommended steps for effective compost use while ensuring GAP and FSMA compliance.
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Plant and Animal Byproducts
Manure and Organic Fertilizers Segment 4: Plant and Animal Byproducts
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Cleaning vs Sanitizing Infographic
This infographic clarifies the difference between cleaning and sanitizing.
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Qualified Exemption Infographic
This infographic shows you what criteria your farm must meet in order to be eligible for a qualified exemption.
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