To assist small organic farmers in understanding how the Food Safety Modernization Act impacts them, the CCOF Foundation is hosting a two-part webinar series reviewing the fundamentals of on-farm food safety and the FSMA Produce Safety Rule compliance requirements.
The first online session will:
- Provide an overview of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule as it pertains to small farms
- Discuss what documents are necessary to demonstrate exemption from the rule
- Review soil amendments, worker health and hygiene, wildlife and domestic animal topics as they are related to the Produce Safety Rule
The second session will include:
- A continued review of the Produce Safety Rule
- A discussion concerning agricultural water quality and usage
- Safe post-harvest handling
- How to develop a food safety plan
Registrants will have access to recordings of the webinars after the event, as well as a PDF of the presentations.