Postharvest! & Food Safety! Atina Diffley! FamilyFarmed.Org!

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1 Postharvest! & Food Safety! Atina Diffley! FamilyFarmed.Org!

2 Foodborne Illness! Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)! 47.8 M cases of food poisoning,!!(1 in 6 Americans)! 128,000 hospitalizations! 3,037 deaths! 12.3% traced to fresh produce! 2% traced to practices on farms! That s more than 960,000 illnesses per year that are traced to on-farm practices or conditions.! Growing numbers of immuno-compromised people, elderly, transplant recipients, HIV and cancer patients... being treated with immunosuppressant drugs increases the risk of foodborne illness.!

3 !"#$%&'$%$("")$*%+),'&$ Legal Requirements! Buyer s Demands! Farm Responsibility (GAP)! Every farm needs safe food handling practices in place. Food safety is a management commitment. You evaluate your systems and make improvements.

4 FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT! FDA released Proposed Rules day! Produce Rule -- standards for growing, harvesting, packing, and holding produce; and! Preventive Controls Rule - Requirements for food facilities, including on-farm processing.! Only deals with biological hazards! New FDA Powers the authority to order a recall of food! Does not require 3 rd party certification or FSP Does require record keeping.! Many buyers will likely require a FSP or 3 rd party certification.!

5 FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT! Qualified Exemption! Not exempt from safe food practices or state and local food safety requirements. Exemption can be lost.! Very small businesses: <$25,000 annual / 3 years! More than half sales directly to consumers (local restaurants/retailers that sell direct to consumers.)! In same state OR within 275 miles of farm! Total sales < $500,000! Packaging / placards indicate source! Bottom Line: Good Agricultural Practices will be a buyer expectation and for many a requirement.!

6 FDA Needs to Hear from You! National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition! RIGHT NOW:! SIGN UP FOR UPDATES! SPREAD THE WORD! MARCH and APRIL:! SUBMIT COMMENTS! SHARE YOUR STORY!

7 Traceability will be a key requirement.! 20# Cucumbers Item & Weight / Count! E AD! Account For Product One Step Forward / One Step Back!

8 Opening Checklist! Cooler temperature! Inspect delivery truck! Check bathroom supplies! Check hand wash sink! 34! AD! TR! MI! MI! Closing Checklist! Empty compost! Wash floor of packing shed! Clear the loading dock! Charge walkie-talkies! TAKE PHOTO WHBOARD!

9 Design Record Keeping To:! Provide instruction to staff at the same time as creating a record.! Enhance staff accountability.! Documentation occurs in line with the work, rather than as a separate activity.! Avoid duplication of effort.! Improve staff performance.!

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11 Perform And Record Regular Inspection!

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17 Food Safety To-Do List! 1. Make a commitment to food safety.! 2. Learn about food safety risks! 3. Assess your operation! Where are the biggest risks?! How can you reduce the risk?! 4. Plan to improve create an Action Plan! Prioritize Implementation and Training in Areas Of Greatest Risk.! 5. Develop a Food Safety Plan and Record Keeping System. Include A Future List.!

18 Templates and tools available to guide you. Not Regulated You Are In Control. Free! Better food safety practices protect farmers. A FSP will help your farm learn and implement and train on safe food handling practices.

19 This is YOUR Plan and Must Fit YOUR Farm.! 1. Maps / Farm Description 2. Policies 3. SOPs - Standard Operating Procedures. 4. Records & Log Sheets - farm s audit trail. Manure and/or compost use Water test results Employee training programs Employee injury and illness Equipment cleaning and maintenance

20 "A Food Safety Plan for You (FSP4U)! By Michele Schermann, RN MS and Annalisa Hultberg! University of Minnesota! Templates and Log Sheets! Wash tank water is changed [insert how often here] and water sanitizer [sanitizer product] levels are maintained at [insert levels here], and tested [say testing method and how often] and documented on the Water Sanitizer Log.!

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22 Food Safety To-Do List! 1. Make a commitment to food safety.! 2. Learn about food safety risks! 3. Assess your operation! Where are the biggest risks?! How can you reduce the risk?! 4. Plan to improve create an Action Plan! 5. Write a Food Safety Plan! 6. Implement Your Food Safety Plan! 7. Consider 3 rd party certification! 8. Continue learning and improving.!

23 ACTION PLAN! 1. Setting a commitment and timeline for selfassessment and writing a FSP.! 2. Next Step:! SUPPORT! Familyfarmed.org! 3. Evaluations!