Good Agricultural Practices, Introduction to Produce Safety Rule, In Person

Agenda:

Friday, May 10, 2024

8:00 am Registration open

8:30 – 9:05 am Introductions, expectations, Introduction: Writing a Food Safety Plan

9:05 – 9:55 am What is hazard analysis? Workers: Health Hygiene, and Training (35 min talk + 10 min plan work and discussion)

9:55 – 10:05 am Break

10:05 – 10:40 am Wildlife (25 min talk + 10 min plan work and discussion)

10:40 – 11:45 am Production Water (40 min talk + 15 min plan work and discussion),

11:45- Noon Questions?

Noon – 1:00 pm lunch break

1:00 pm – 1:50 pm Waste: Fertilizers/Biological Soil Amendments of Animal Origin (BSAAO’s) (40 min talk + 10 min plan work),

1:50 - 2:40 pm Good Handling Practices: Harvest and Postharvest, (35 min talk, 15 min plan work),

2:40 – 2:50 pm Break

2:50 – 3:30 pm Postharvest Water, (30 min talk, 10 min plan work),

3:30 – 4:00 pm Standard Operating Procedures (15 min talk, 15 min writing, 1 example report out)

4:00 pm What is next? GAP implementation, record keeping questions, the audit

4:30 pm Adjourn

Host or Publisher Plant Science Food Safety Group UMD