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PRODUCE SAFETY ALLIANCE (PSA) GROWER TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION This is an FDA-approved Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training. It is one way for fruit and vegetable growers to satisfy the Food Safety Modernization Act (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 & Drug Administration. DATE & TIME MAY 5, 2017 (8AM-5:30PM) LOCATION 200 W. KAWILI ST, HILO, HI 96720, UH-HILO-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BUILDING (UCB)-114 LEAD INSTRUCTOR
DR. TREVOR SUSLOW UC DAVIS POST HARVEST
COST & PAYMENT $150/PERSON** (LUNCH INCLUDED) TO REGISTER ONLINE GO TO https://hilopsa.eventbrite.com DEADLINE TO REGISTER ONLINE IS APRIL 28, 2017 DEADLINE TO REGISTER BY MAIL IS APRIL 24, 2017 (SEE ATTACHED REGISTRATION FORM) QUESTIONS REGARDING TRAINING? CONTACT SHARON WAGES AT
[email protected] or leave a message at 808.969.8251
** SEATING IS LIMITED** REGISTRATION FEE IS SUBSIDIZED THROUGH SUPPORT OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII
PRODUCE SAFETY RULE REGISTRATION FORM Company name: ________________________________________________________________ Name 1: _______________________________________________________________________ Name 2: ______________________________________________________________________ Name 3: _______________________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Email 1: _____________________________________ Email 2: _____________________________________ Email 3: _____________________________________ Phone: _____________________ Amount enclosed: ($150/person) ______________________ Special needs(describe):______________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________
PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: RCUH 10081 Send payment and this printed form to: UHM-Cooperative Extension Attention: Lynn Nakamura-Tengan 310 Kaahumanu Ave, Building 214 Kahului, HI 96732 MAILED CHECKS & REGISTRATION FORMS MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 24TH, 2017
** SEATING IS LIMITED** REGISTRATION FEE IS SUBSIDIZED THROUGH SUPPORT OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII
PSA GROWER TRAINING COURSE AGENDA When: Friday May 5, 2017 (8:00AM-5:30PM) Where: University of Hawaii-Hilo, 200 W. Kawili St. Hilo, HI 96720, Campus Building (UCB) Rm-114 Sponsored by: The County of Hawaii R&D
8:00 AM
Registration and Refreshments
8:30 AM
Welcome, Introductions, and Course Expectations
9:00 AM
Module 1: Introduction to Produce Safety
10:00 AM
Module 2: Worker Health, Hygiene, and Training
11:00 AM
Break
11:15 AM
Module 3: Soil Amendments
12:00 PM
Module 4: Wildlife, Domesticated Animals, and Land Use
12:45 PM
Lunch
1:30 PM
Module 5: Agricultural Water – Part I: Production Water
2:30 PM
Module 5: Agricultural Water – Part 2: Postharvest Water
3:15 PM
Break
3:30 PM
Module 6: Postharvest Handling and Sanitation
4:30 PM
Module 7: How to Develop a Farm Food Safety Plan
5:15 PM
Final Questions, Closing Statements and Evaluations
5:30 PM
Adjourn
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FSMA Facts Produce Safety: Does this Rule Apply to You? What is FDA doing? FDA is issuing a proposed rule to establish science‐ based standards for growing, harves ng, packing and holding produce on domes c and foreign farms. The proposed rule is required by the FDA Food Safety Moderniza on Act (FSMA). Who would be covered? The proposed rule would apply to farms that grow, harvest, pack or hold most fruits and vegetables when those fruits and vegetables are in their raw or natural (unprocessed) state. The proposed rule would not apply to produce that is rarely consumed raw (such as potatoes), produce that will receive processing including a kill‐step (with certain documenta on), and produce for personal or on‐farm consump on. The proposed rule would not apply (or would only par ally apply) to certain farms. See the Decision Tree for more informa on. What would the proposed standards cover? They would focus on commonly iden fied routes of microbial contamina on of produce, including: (1) agricultural water (2) farm worker hygiene (3) manure and other addi ons to the soil (4) animals in growing areas, and (5) equipment, tools and buildings. There are also specific proposed standards for sprouts. How can I comment on the proposed rule? The proposed rule was published on January 16, 2013, and comments are due by November 15, 2013 and can be submi ed at h p://www.regula ons.gov. When would the new requirements be effec ve? If you are covered by the rule (see flowchart) you would have the following amount of me a er the effec ve date (60 days a er the FINAL rule is pub‐ lished in the Federal Register) to comply. Very small businesses, defined as having an average annual value of food sold during the
previous three years of no more than $250,000, would have four years a er the effec ve date to comply and six years for some water requirements. Small businesses, defined as having an average annual value of food sold during the previous three years of no more than $500,000, would have three years a er the effec ve date to comply; for some of the water requirements, they would have five years. Other businesses would have to comply two years a er the effec ve date. They would have four years to comply with some of the water requirements.
What if I need more informa on? Go to www.fda.gov/fsma Produce Safety Rule Process: It Won’t Happen Overnight The process of issuing a rule takes me. FDA must follow several steps before a final rule is issued. Even when a final rule is issued, it may have an effec ve or compliance date in the future. In the case of the proposed Produce Safety Rule, the rulemaking pro‐ cess will take me, and plenty of me is allowed a er a final rule is issued for those covered by the rule to comply. 1. FDA proposes rule on January 4, 2013 and requests Comments; original comment period closes May 16, 2013; FDA extends the Comment period un l September 16, 2013 2. FDA holds three public mee ngs and more than 150 webinars, listening sessions, and other outreach ac vi es during the comment period 3. FDA reviews comments received and considers revising proposed rule based on the comments 4. FDA issues final rule, se ng dates for companies to comply, with addi onal me for small and very small businesses, and even more addi onal me to comply with proposed agricultural water requirements. Updated: 8/9/13
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FSMA Facts Produce Safety: Does this Rule Apply to You? Does your farm grow, harvest, pack or hold produce? Sections 112.1 and 112.3(c)
NO
You are NOT covered by this rule.
YES
This produce is NOT covered by this rule.
YES Is your produce rarely consumed raw? Section 112.2(a)(1)
NO Is your produce for personal/on-farm consumption? Section 112.2(a)(2)
YES
This produce is NOT covered by this rule.
NO Does your farm manufacture/process, pack, or hold produce that is not a raw agricultural commodity (RAC)? Section 112.2(a)(3)
YES
Produce that is not a RAC is NOT covered by this rule.
NO Is your produce intended for commercial processing with a “kill step”? Section 112.2(b)(1)
YES
NO Does your farm on average (in the previous 3yrs) have < $25k annual food sales? Section 112.4(a)
YES
This produce is NOT covered by this rule, EXCEPT as per Sections 112.(b)(2) and (3)
You are NOT covered by this rule.
NO Does your farm on average (in the previous 3yrs) as per Section 112.5: have < $500k annual food sales, AND a majority of the food (by value) sold directly to “qualified end-users”? ‘Qualified End-User’ Section 112.3(c) means: the consumer of the food (“consumer” is not a business) OR a restaurant or retail food establishment that is located— (i) in the same State as the farm that produced the food; OR (ii) not more than 275 miles from such farm.
You are
YES
EXEMPT from this rule except as per Section 112.6
NO You are COVERED by this rule.
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Compliance Dates for Sprouts
Compliance Dates For Most Produce
Water Related Compliance Dates1,2
All other businesses (>$500K)
1/26/17
1/26/18
1/27/20
Small businesses (>$250K-500K)4
1/26/18
1/28/19
1/26/21
Very small businesses (>$25K-250K)5
1/28/19
1/27/20
1/26/22
Business Size
Compliance Date for Qualified Exemption Labeling Requirement 3
Compliance Date for Retention of Records Supporting a Qualified Exemption
1/1/2020
1/26/16
1Compliance
dates for certain aspects of the agricultural water requirements allow an additional two years. Provisions with extended compliance dates include: The specific microbiological criteria that apply to agricultural water Corrective measures that must be taken if agricultural water does not meet requirements The frequency of testing agricultural water Records associated with data to support a microbial die-off rate, corrective measures, test results from a public water system, or data used to support alternative dieoff rates, criteria, or sampling strategies 2 Guidance published 8/24/16 indicates that a farm has the option of collecting surface water samples over two to four years. For example, a farm that is not small or very small would begin sampling in 2018 and complete the sampling in 2019, 2020, or 2021. 3 A farm eligible for a qualified exemption must notify consumers as to the complete business address of the farm where the food is grown, harvested, packed, and held. 4 A farm is a small business if, on a rolling basis, the average annual monetary value of produce sold during the previous 3-year period is no more than $500,000. 5 A farm is a very small business if, on a rolling basis, the average annual monetary value of produce sold during the previous 3-year period is no more than $250,000. • • • •
Before the compliance date, every covered farm that does not qualify for an exemption must have a supervisor (such as a farm owner/operator) complete a standardized food safety training program. You can find out more about food safety training from the Produce Safety Alliance. https://producesafetyalliance.cornell.edu/training
