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Join Us for the 2025 NC Produce Safety Professionals Conference!

The North Carolina Fresh Produce Safety Task Force invites produce growers, food safety coordinators, extension agents, food safety consultants, and professionals involved with produce farms to join…

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Implementing the Final Pre-Harvest Agricultural Water Rule Workshops

The FDA finalized the provisions under FSMA's Produce Safety Rule regarding agricultural water used during the growing season in produce farms in 2024. The final Pre-harvest Agricultural Water Rule…

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Assessing Damage in Produce Crops During Times of Excessive Rainfall

Hurricane Helene is expected to bring significant amounts of rainfall to areas where fresh fruits and vegetables are grown in Western North Carolina. This can lead to situations where produce…

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Food Safety Update for Western NC- May 16, 2024

Location: Produce Handling Facility, 74 Research Dr., Mills River, NCDate and Time: May 16, 2024 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.During this 3-hour workshop we will go over food safety updates for farmers…

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2023 NC Produce Safety Professionals Conference

LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS OF FOOD SAFETY INCIDENTS The NC Produce Safety Task Force is inviting you to join us for this year's conference. The topic we will be focusing on is addressing food safety…

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FSMA Produce Safety Rule Update - Proposed Water Provisions Released in December, 2021

At the time of this update (January, 2022), the regulatory compliance dates for most provisions within the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), Produce Safety Rule (PSR) have been met and farms of…

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Helping Farm Workers at Produce Farms Understand COVID-19

The NC State University Produce Safety Team has created training videos in English and Spanish to help farmworkers better understand what COVID-19 is, how it spreads, its symptoms, and an overview of…

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Guidance for Industry: Evaluating the Safety of Flood-Affected Food Crops for Human Consumption

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided guidance for situations under which farms may be affected by flooding given current research-based information.FDA’s guidance covers the following…

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Registration for the Produce Safety Rule Growers Training in North Carolina

This one-day training course on the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) standardized curriculum is for produce growers. This course meets the regulatory requirements of the FDA’s Food Safety Modernization…

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Guidance for Industry: Evaluating the Safety of Flood-Affected Food Crops for Human Consumption

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided guidance for situations under which farms may be affected by flooding given current research-based information.FDA’s guidance covers the following…