This course provides a good foundation of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirements and Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs).

Thursday, December 18 · 8am - 5pm EST

Located at the Delaware Department of Agriculture

2320 S. DuPont Highway Dover, DE 19709

This event if FREE

Your registration will include:

• Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Manual (Version 1.2)
• A certificate of completion

This is an in-person training

Topics will include:

Introduction to Produce Safety Worker Health, Hygiene, and Training Soil Amendments Wildlife, Domesticated Animals, and Land Use Agricultural Water (Part I: Production Water; Part II: Postharvest Water) Postharvest Handling and Sanitation How to Develop a Farm Food Safety Plan

Who Should Attend:

Fruit and vegetable growers and others interested in learning about produce safety, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), and co-management of natural resources and food safety. The PSA Grower Training Course is one way to satisfy the FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirement outlined in § 112.22(c) that requires ‘At least one supervisor or responsible party for your farm must have successfully completed food safety training at least equivalent to that received under standardized curriculum recognized as adequate by the Food and Drug Administration.’

Any attendee who does not participate for the duration of the course will not be eligible for certification.

For additional information, please email DE.ProduceSafety@Delaware.gov or call 302-698-4582

This training 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 U2FFD007442 totaling $1,328,560 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.