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Agricultural Water
https://producesafety.osu.edu/agricultural%20water
For farms subject to the Produce Safety Rule, compliance dates for most provisions began January 26, ... irrigating crops, applying nutrients and pesticides, preventing frost damage, moving produce, and washing and ... developed standards for agricultural water used on farms, which are published in the Produce Safety Rule. ...
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Fresh Produce Traceability
https://producesafety.osu.edu/traceability
us to better understand the cause of contamination so that we can prevent it from occurring again. ... Fresh Produce Traceability When there is an outbreak of foodborne illness, it is critical that the ... a traceability lot code for the food grown but the code does not have to be on the package if it is recorded in ...
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Food Safety Modernization Act
https://producesafety.osu.edu/fsma
President Obama on January 4, 2011. It aims to ensure the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the focus ... from responding to contamination to preventing it. Through FSMA, the FDA has a legislative mandate to ... foundational rules within FSMA: Preventive Controls for Human Food: Requires that food facilities have safety ...
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GAPs & HGAPs Resources
https://producesafety.osu.edu/resources-0/gaps-hgaps-resources
GAPs & HGAPs Commodity Specific Food Safety Guidelines for Controlled Environment ...
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How Coronovirus Impacts the Safety of Fresh Produce
https://producesafety.osu.edu/news/how-coronovirus-impacts-safety-fresh-produce
pandemic is over. For further questions contact: Sanja Ilic, PhD Assistant Professor and Food Safety State ... a handshake. The virus can also transmit by touching an object or surface with the virus on it and then ... produce handlers could contaminate fresh produce that is not further treated. Although COVID-19 ...
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Produce Safety Training Programs
https://producesafety.osu.edu/good-agricultural-practices/training-programs
Fresh Produce Safety Training Programs I. GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES TRAININGS GAPs training ... practices to reduce fresh produce safety hazards and ensure that their product is safe. The OSU OSU Fruit ... and Vegetable Safety Team offers GAPs trainings to fruit and vegetable producers who primarily grow ...
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OSU OFFERS ONLINE GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES COURSE FOR HYDROPONIC OPERATIONS
The OSU Fruit and Vegetable Safety Team launched their new on-line course for Good Agricultural ... the knowledge and tools needed to implement best management practices to reduce microbial food safety ... environments (greenhouses, in-door farms, high tunnels, etc.) to reduce microbial food safety hazards in ...
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OSU OFFERS NEW ONLINE COURSE FOR GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
https://producesafety.osu.edu/news/osu-offers-new-online-course-good-agricultural-practices
The OSU Fruit and Vegetable Safety Team launched their new on-line course for Good Agricultural ... needed to implement best management practices to reduce microbial food safety hazards in vegetable and ... After completing this course, participants will be able to: Assess food safety risks and conduct risk ...
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Cows on the Run Entertaining, But Injuries From Livestock No Laughing Matter
loose in a public place, that's the best advice that Ohio State University Extension ag safety ... are more likely to encounter injuries from livestock. McGuire offers the following injury-prevention ... it. • Be patient and avoid frustration when working with difficult or stubborn livestock. Back ...
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Planting Delays? Read Special Edition of CORN Newsletter Now
State University Extension, the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), and outside ... they've worked with preventive planting, so we wanted to get as much information in the newsletter as ... completely across the state of Ohio-- all areas are delayed in their planting this year. In past years, some ...