Document Type

Other

Publication Date

8-1-2008

Keywords

marketing produce, potential hazards, food handling, food safety

Extension Number

ExEx 14110

Department

Consumer Sciences

Description

Providing a safe food to the consumer requires a process that incorporates food safety from planting to harvesting. Fruit and vegetables growers that market locally are con¬fronted with the same food safety concerns as produce operations that distribute statewide, nationally, or even globally. Growers must first identify the potential food safety hazards related to their operation. Once the hazards are identified, a plan that addresses safe food handling must be implemented.

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