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2023 Food Safety Update - Note Location change

This program will discuss food safety practices that apply to produce farms and packing houses. We will provide an overview of industry and regulatory updates for the 2023 season and wrap up with…

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Produce Safety Rule Cleaning and Sanitation Workshop in Salisbury, NC

Topics to be coveredThis interactive workshop provides fruit and vegetable growers information and tools necessary to develop an effective cleaning and sanitizing program. During this workshop we…

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FDA announces changes to agricultural water used in produce farms during harvest and post harvest

FDA announced January 13, 2023 the end of the enforcement discretion period for requirements for water used during harvest and post-harvest in produce operations effective Jan. 26, 2023. This means…

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FDA Announces Changes to Harvest and Post-Harvest Ag Water: What Does This Mean for Small Fruit Farms and Packing Houses?

NCDA & CS Produce Safety Field Days Coming Up in April

Come out to participate in hands-on experiences and view demonstrations regarding produce safety practices in a packinghouse, hear about cost share options for agricultural water, learn about…

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Packing House Sanitation Workshops

This interactive workshop provides fruit and vegetable growers information and tools necessary to develop an effective cleaning and sanitizing program. During this workshop we will go over…

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Workshop to discuss FDA's Proposed Water Rule for Produce Farms

How does FDA's Proposed Water Rule impact NC produce farms? On December 2, 2021 FDA published the proposed content that would replace the original water provisions in the Produce Safety Rule for…

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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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Attend a Produce Safety Alliance Training in NC

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

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Who Regulates Our Foods? - Webinar Series

Food businesses, such as restaurants, retailers, food processors, and farms, must understand which local, state, and/or federal agency has jurisdiction over their foods in order to comply with…