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Agricultural Water
https://producesafety.osu.edu/agricultural%20water
cooling produce. Water used in agriculture is a potential source of foodborne pathogens. The FDA ... developed standards for agricultural water used on farms, which are published in the Produce Safety Rule. ... Agricultural water (Subpart E in the Produce Safety Rule) is defined as water used in the "growing, ...
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Fresh Produce Traceability
https://producesafety.osu.edu/traceability
Traceability Final Rule) establishes traceability recordkeeping requirements, beyond those in existing ... regulations, for persons who manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods. In this new rule, stages in production ... are called Critical Tracking Events (CTE) and required records or data points are referred to as Key ...
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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 ... Importers will be required to verify that food imported into the United States has been produced in a manner ... facilities to address vulnerable processes in their operations to prevent acts intended to cause large-scale ...
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Produce Safety Training Programs
https://producesafety.osu.edu/good-agricultural-practices/training-programs
knowledge and tools needed to implement best management practices to reduce microbial food safety hazards in ... programs at OSU provide growers with the knowledge and tools needed to implement on-farm best management ... fruit and vegetables in the field (GAPs Training and GAPs Training for Plain Growers) and to growers who ...
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OSU OFFERS ONLINE GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES COURSE FOR HYDROPONIC OPERATIONS
Practices in Hydroponic Operations this week. This self-paced on-line course provides produce growers with ... the knowledge and tools needed to implement best management practices to reduce microbial food safety ... hazards in hydroponic vegetable and fruit operations. Participants will receive a certificate of ...
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How Coronovirus Impacts the Safety of Fresh Produce
https://producesafety.osu.edu/news/how-coronovirus-impacts-safety-fresh-produce
surface of lettuce in laboratory conditions. Coronaviral RNA was detectable on the lettuce surface for 30 ... nose and eyes. If you or any workers are sick, do not handle produce. As with any food safety ... ethanol significantly reduces the infectivity of coronavirus on surfaces within one minute of contact. 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
needed to implement best management practices to reduce microbial food safety hazards in vegetable and ... hydroponic operations, Manage pests and animal intrusions in controlled environments, Develop best personnel ... the requirements surrounding the quality of nutrient solutions to ensure a safe crop, Implement best ...
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Good Agricultural Practices
https://producesafety.osu.edu/good-agricultural-practices
University (www.gaps.cornell.edu). The GAPs Program has collaborators in 34 states throughout the nation and ... Please check the events calender for training times and registration information. National Good ... Agriculture Practices Program The National GAPs Program was established in 1999 and based at Cornell ...
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Marcus McCartney Joins the OSU Fruit and Vegetable Safety Team
https://producesafety.osu.edu/news/marcus-mccartney-joins-osu-fruit-and-vegetable-safety-team
his Bachelor of Science in Business Management from West Virginia University in 2003 and went on to ... complete his master’s degree in Agriculture and Extension Education from West Virginia University 2014. ... and Vegetable Safety Team. Marcus started his career with Ohio State University Extension in 2014 as ...
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Stress task force created for Ohio farmers in crisis
https://producesafety.osu.edu/news/stress-task-force-created-ohio-farmers-crisis
businesses or to find new work or a counselor. In providing this help, the hope is to reassure and empower ... weather challenges as well as shifts in markets and prices, and they have persevered. Sometimes with that ... might need help with how to keep their businesses afloat, how to find jobs off the farm, how to find ...