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Growers include agricultural producers and fruit growers. Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) is a voluntary certification program that uses audits to verify that sound food safety practices are being used at agricultural operations.

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USDA Accepting Applications for Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program

March 17, 2023

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has announced that it is accepting applications from eligible organizations seeking funding through the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program (TASC) for fiscal year 2024.


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Eight Global Organizations Adopt Antimicrobial Use Stewardship Principles

March 16, 2023

Eight global companies and organizations representing more than 15 percent of global broiler production have adopted the International Poultry Council (IPC)’s antimicrobial use stewardship principles.


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Study Links High Winds to Campylobacter Spread on Chicken Farms

March 16, 2023

A study conducted by Washington State University researchers found that high winds increased the prevalence of Campylobacter among outdoor chicken flocks.


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Produce Growers’ Opinions Requested to Inform Food Safety Resources

March 13, 2023

To make educational materials more relevant to fruit and vegetable growers and packers, the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) and personnel from the Northeast Center to Advance Food Safety (NECAFS) at the University of Vermont would like to understand the costs of and the barriers to beginning or expanding food safety practices on farms and in packinghouses. The groups have developed a survey to collect food safety information from fruit and vegetable growers across the U.S.  


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Researchers Developing Food Safety Risk Assessment for Wild Birds in Agriculture

2022 05 18 16 22 52.302 0400
Bailee Henderson
December 15, 2022

To help growers mitigate food safety risks posed by wild birds, an ongoing study funded by the Center for Produce Safety is examining the prevalence of different species in agriculture and whether they carry and transmit foodborne pathogens.


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Emerging Method to Protect Food Crops from Carcinogenic Aflatoxins

December 5, 2022

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service are using a bioplastic coating to naturally shield seeds from Aspergillus, a type of fungi that produces aflatoxin. Exposure to aflatoxins is a food safety issue due to the compound’s carcinogenic and other harmful effects.


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Online Tool to Help Grower Compliance with Sanitation Requirements of Produce Safety Rule

November 11, 2022

The Washington State Department of Agriculture and its partners have developed an online, animated tool with learning modules to help growers comply with the sanitation requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule.


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Arizona LGMA Updates Food Safety Standards for 2022–2023 Growing Season

September 20, 2022

The Arizona Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (Arizona LGMA) Food Safety Committee has approved multiple changes to its food safety standards for the 2022–2023 growing season.


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Economic Impacts of Food Safety Incidents on Supply Chains: 2018 Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak

2022 05 18 16 22 52.302 0400
Bailee Henderson
September 13, 2022

A study has demonstrated the economic impacts of foodborne illness outbreaks on supply chains by observing the damages caused by the 2018 Escherichia coli outbreak that was linked to romaine lettuce grown in California.


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Berry-Harvesting Robot Can Kill Fungi With UV Light

September 8, 2022

Researchers at BSC Electronics in Perth, Australia have developed a berry-harvesting robot that can kill fungi on the fruits it picks by using ultraviolet (UV) light.


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