Produce Safety Rule Agricultural Water Assessments Workshop

This workshop will help growers understand the recent changes to the Produce Safety Rule (PSR) Subpart E Agricultural Water Assessment requirements, how to properly evaluate risks and hazards, and how to comply with the Federal requirements. It will also provide an tour of the Wye Research Farm to practice water source assessments at different types of water sources and a discussion comparing requirements under Good Agricultural Pracrices (GAP) audit standards and the PSR standards.

*The $ 20 registration fee is to cover expense for light breakfast and lunch for attendees.

• 8:30 AM Check In
• 9:00 AM Welcome & Introductions
• 9:15 AM Module 1: Understanding New Final Rule for Subpart E: What is an agricultural water assessment?
• 10:00 AM Module 2: Understanding Evaluation Parameters for Biological Risks & Hazards. GAP vs. PSR
• 11:15 AM Module 3: Implementation of appropriate corrective actions and mitigation strategies
• 12:00 PM LUNCH (Explain Tour & Recordkeeping Templates)
• 12:30 PM Farm Tour
• Stop 1 Surface Water Pond - 12:45 PM - 1:50 PM
• Stop 2 Wellhead - 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
• Stop 3 Irrigation Systems 3:00 - 3:30 PM
• 3:45 PM Return to Classroom for Final Q&A and Record Reviews

Agenda is under development and may change slightly. The overall concepts covered will remain the same.

Attendees will receive a certificate of workshop completion for their records.

This workshop is supported by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award U2FFD007444 totaling $856,887 with 100 percent funded by FDA/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by FDA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

Host or Publisher Maryland Food Safety Network