Food Safety Begins on the Farm: A Grower Self Assessment of Food Safety Risks. Postharvest Handling POSTHARVEST HANDLING

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1 Food Safety Begs on Farm: A Grower Self Assessment Food Safety Rks Postharvest Hlg POSTHARVEST HANDLING

2 POSTHARVEST HANDLING Postharvest Hlg Packg Facilities Once has been harvested, c must be taken prevent eir direct cross contamation crop durg gradg, washg, packg shippg. Several foodbne illness outbreaks fruits vegetables have been traced back packg operations. Implementg GAPs Good Manufacturg s (GMPs) durg post harvest hlg packg can reduce microbial rks fruits vegetables. Adoptg post harvest GAPs GMPs also good f quality sce most practices that reduce growth human microbial pathogens will also reduce post harvest decay. Cool quickly after it has been harvested. Target pulp temperatures should optimize quality ideally will mimize microbial growth. Matag th cold cha from harvest stage shippg retail dplay essential reduce microbial ( plant) pathogen growth. Water used f washg, coolg, icg must be potable. Wash water dump tanks can spread pathogens through cross contamation. Dfection th water can reduce se rks. Avoid coolg water bath temperatures that me than 10 F cooler than pulp temperature, so that water drawn. Th concern highest f maes, peppers, apples, potaes, mangoes cantaloupes. The hlg facilities, packg as trucks used f shippg must be kept clean through scheduled washg sanitizg programs. Produce waste should be properly dposed runf from fields should be prevented from enterg packg as. Birds, rodents, sects, pests should be excluded from packg as. One most imptant practices reduce post harvest microbial contamation wker education trag. Traed wkers imptant valuable because y can identify facts that crease fruit damage durg packg such as rough hlg sharp edges on packg les. Damaged cut fruit can harb pathogens decay ganms. Effective trag that encourages good communication wker participation a valuable postharvest ol. Fally, keep recds so that each package leavg farm can be traced field ig date on which it was packed. Traceback fmation essential f both third party auditg f food safety as well as f spects event a foodbne illness outbreak. Traed wkers imptant valuable because y can identify facts that crease fruit damage durg packg such as sharp edges on packg les.

3 Packg House Sanitation Safety Good Agricultural s s Requirg Attention M Adjustments Needed Concerns Ext; Exame Needs Improvement: Priitize Changes Here Rodent, bird, sect exclusion from packg as All stage packg as spected daily f rodents, birds sects. Pest control procedures (traps, screeng dos) used exclude remove pests. SOPs place f pest control service repts available. All stage packg as spected weekly f rodents, birds sects. Pest control procedures (traps, screeng dos) used exclude remove pests. Rodent, bird sect activity appnt adequate controls beg applied. Monitg spadic Rodent, bird sect activity appnt packg a but no controls have been applied. Soil removal from bs field, prevent contamatg wash water loads Soil removed from bs while field. Bs cleaned sanitized pri returng field. Bs commonly moved packg a without spectg f dirt. Screeng coverg overhead light bulbs All lightg fixtures packg a screened conta glass if light bulbs should break. Any light fixtures screened covered packg a. Backflow devices water source Backflow devices stalled separatg dump flume tanks from water source at each pot use. Backflow devices stalled. Grower Self Assessment Food Safety Rks Packg House Sanitation Safety 1

4 Good Agricultural s s Requirg Attention Packg House Sanitation Safety Grower Self Assessment Food Safety Rks Packg House Sanitation Safety 2 Adjustments M Needed Ext; Concerns Exame Improvement: Needs Here Changes Priitize sanitation ackg le P d washe les packg All water, soap with each end at sanitized sponges Brushes day. cleaned spected place SOPs daily. recds washed les Packg a on water soap with Problem schedule. regular sprayed spot be may as Recds sanitizers. with residue soil Crop as packg removed washed but cleaned schedule. regular a on les Packg at except cleaned season. begng spection ackg le P d specte les Packg operation, each befe sharp no re assure elevation drops edges, brue may that pathogen sce especially brued higher survival Recds flesh. spected les Packg edges sharp f weekly recds drops spected les Packg at once only checked harvest begng season. les Packg sharp drops f spected brue cut may that edges. oils food grade Use lubricants approved grade food Only lubricants oils labeled packg used facility. oils grade Food always lubricants a. packg used

5 Packg House Sanitation Safety Good Agricultural s s Requirg Attention M Adjustments Needed Concerns Ext; Exame Needs Improvement: Priitize Changes Here Stage contaers used f packg shippg Contaers used f packg shippg sted an a that covered, preferably olated from packg a, sure that bs exposed rodents, dust, condensation. Boxes f packg sted packg a, f ground preferably, under plastic cover. Boxes sted open, on flo, exposed dust animals outside. Cull pile management Cull piles from harvest packg operations located near packg house as AND removed eir composted field spread weekly. Cull piles from harvest packg operations located near packg house as AND removed eir composted field spread every two weeks. Cull piles from harvest packg operations located near packg house as, AND removed once per year. Cull piles located near packg house as AND never removed. The pile decomposes same place year after year. Hwashg practices wkers All wkers practice proper hwashg wash ir hs befe wk, befe after meals, eatg, ilet use. All wkers practice proper hwashg, but do always wash ir hs at critical times. Very few wkers wash ir hs properly at critical times. Hwashg monited a priity. Quality gloves when used on packg le Wkers wash hs change new dposable gloves, particularly after meals, smokg usg ilet facilities. Wkers wash hs wear nondposable gloves that washed sanitized daily. Wkers wear nondposable gloves that washed sanitized daily. Grower Self Assessment Food Safety Rks Packg House Sanitation Safety 3

6 Packg House Sanitation Safety Good Agricultural s s Requirg Attention M Adjustments Needed Concerns Ext; Exame Needs Improvement: Priitize Changes Here Wker clothg When smocks aprons used by wkers who hle, se garments cleaned changed daily wn outside packg a. Smocks aprons used by wkers, y cleaned changed weekly. Some smocks aprons used but re no policy place about use. Shippg truck sanitation Pri loadg on a truck conveyance, vehicle spected f proper temperature, cleanless, ods, debr, cleaned sanitized, if needed. Recds Pri loadg on a truck conveyance, vehicle spected f cleanless, ods, debr, rsed, if needed. Recds The trucks usually spected appear clean, however no washg sanitizg done. No recds The trucks spected f cleanless; just loaded on truck. No recds Stard operatg procedures (SOPs) recd keepg assure attention food safety rk management SOPs place f packg shed sanitation AND recd keepg cludes route verification practices. There SOPs recd keepg place, but verification done spadically. There SOPs place, but no recds kept verify actions. There no SOPs recd keepg f reducg food safety rks. Grower Self Assessment Food Safety Rks Packg House Sanitation Safety 4

7 Packg House Sanitation Safety Action Plan Date: Reviewer: Field Commodity: M Adjustment Concerns Ext Priitize Changes Here Your Plans Reduce Rks Action f Person Estimated Target Improvement Responsible Cost Date Rodent, bird, sect exclusion from packg as Soil removal from bs field, prevent contamatg wash water loads Screeng coverg overhead light bulbs Backflow devices water source Packg le sanitation Do remove. Phocopy th master f evaluations. Packg House Sanitation Safety Action Plan 1 3

8 Packg House Sanitation Safety Action Plan Date: Reviewer: Field Commodity: M Adjustment Concerns Ext Priitize Changes Here Your Plans Reduce Rks Action f Person Estimated Target Improvement Responsible Cost Date Packg le spection Use food grade oils lubricants Stage contaers used f packg shippg Cull pile management Hwashg practices wkers Do remove. Phocopy th master f evaluations. Packg House Sanitation Safety Action Plan 2 3

9 Packg House Sanitation Safety Action Plan Date: Reviewer: Field Commodity: M Adjustment Concerns Ext Priitize Changes Here Your Plans Reduce Rks Action f Person Estimated Target Improvement Responsible Cost Date Quality gloves used on packg le Wker clothg Shippg truck sanitation Stard operatg procedures (SOPs) recd keepg assure attention food safety rk management Do remove. Phocopy th master f evaluations. Packg House Sanitation Safety Action Plan 3 3

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11 Postharvest Hlg Produce Good Agricultural s s Requirg Attention M Adjustments Needed Concerns Ext; Exame Needs Improvement: Priitize Changes Here Soil removal from bs field, prevent contamatg wash water loads Soil removed from bs while field. Bs cleaned sanitized pri returng field. Bs commonly moved packg a without spectg f dirt. Water quality f washg makg ice Water f washg makg ice potable from a municipal ground water source. Results annual water tests on file. Water quality f washg makg ice has been tested, but source also farm drkg water. Water quality f washg makg ice from a ground water source that has been tested. Water f washg makg ice potable OR from a surface water source. Water quality management dump tanks, flumes, hydrocoolers, batch water tanks Wash water changed several times a day, chle dfectant added levels monited contuously, mata appropriate levels (crop dependent). Water ph monited adjusted between Water changed twice per day. Dfectant added ph adjusted. Dfectant levels ph monited every 1 2 hours. Dfectants used dump tank, flume water, hydrocoolers. Water changed spadically based upon a vual assessment clarity cleanless. Grower Self Assessment Food Safety Rks Postharvest Hlg Produce 1

12 Postharvest Hlg Produce Good Agricultural s s Requirg Attention M Adjustments Needed Concerns Ext; Exame Needs Improvement: Priitize Changes Here Temperature management water dump tanks Water temperature dump tanks flumes regularly monited be no me than 10 F cooler than. SOPs place sure adjustments as ce temperature changes. Water temperature dump tanks flumes frequently monited be no me than 10 F cooler than. Water temperature monited dump tanks flumes. Ice stage hlg Ice reservoirs cleaned sanitized monthly re no direct h contact with ice. Cleang schedule recds cleang dates Reservoirs cleaned sanitized 2 times per season re no direct h contact with ice. Recds cleang dates Reservoirs cleaned sanitized only once, at begng season. No recds kept re no ice hlg policy. Reservoirs cleaned sanitized. No ice hlg policy exts. Employees use farm ols hs dpense ice. Backflow devices water source Backflow devices stalled separatg dump flume tanks from water source. Backflow devices stalled. Cleang sanitation contaers used f harvest, packg shippg New contaers used f all packg. Previously used plastic bs spected, washed, rsed sanitized pri each use. Previously used wooden bs spected washed, rsed, sanitized pri each use. Wn out wooden bs replaced with plastic bs. Used wooden plastic bs boxes washed, rsed sanitized occasionally, based upon vual assessment cleanless. Used wooden plastic bs boxes washed, rsed sanitized OR contaers collected from rom sources. Grower Self Assessment Food Safety Rks Postharvest Hlg Produce 2

13 Good Agricultural s s Requirg Attention Postharvest Hlg Produce Grower Self Assessment Food Safety Rks Postharvest Hlg Produce 3 Adjustments M Needed Ext; Concerns Exame Improvement: Needs Here Changes Priitize contaers Stage packg used f shippg packg f used Contaers shippg that a an sted preferably covered, packg from olated bs that sure a, rodents, exposed condensation. dust, packg f Boxes packg sted ground f a, plastic under preferably, cover. sted Boxes exposed flo, on open, animals dust outside. cold a Matenance growth cha mimize pathogens it cooled, After placed immediately controlled temperature sale until stage Temperature shippg. used trucks controlled Temperature shippg. f cold contaers monited rooms recds Cooled temperature mataed sale until stage controlled Temperature shippg. used. trucks controlled recds temperature No sted Cooled Nonsale. until as controlled temperature used. trucks made efft No cha cold a mata monit temperature. temperature Cleang controlled stage cleaned as Stage daily debr soil sanitized washed place SOPs regularly. recds sanitation, f implementation. verify cleaned as Stage on sanitized but weekly SOPs There schedule. a verified se but regularly. cleaned as Stage There spadically. only place. SOPs no cleaned as Stage begng at once only season.

14 Good Agricultural s s Requirg Attention Postharvest Hlg Produce Grower Self Assessment Food Safety Rks Postharvest Hlg Produce 4 Adjustments M Needed Ext; Concerns Exame Improvement: Needs Here Changes Priitize cold room Refrigerated loadg management quantity The coolg exceed does refrigerated capacity Wet room., dry above sted from condensation on drip does coolers. quantity The room may cold placed coolg exceed occasionally Wet room. capacity above sted do coolers dry. on drip d quantity The room cold placed coolg exceeds regularly Wet room. capacity sometimes. dry above sted been has assessment No arrangement made refrigerated boxes flow stage, stage through from drip may Water a.. on coolers regularly loadg Produce capacity coolg exceeds room. ransptation T e temperatur Refrigerated used trucks controlled at, move optimize that temperatures quality. post-harvest crop on prted Temperatures maensure manifests cha. cold tenance monited Temperature recds temperature Refrigerated used trucks controlled at, move required temperatures post-harvest crop optimize Recds quality. temperature Refrigerated used trucks controlled shippg f only hours. two than longer transptg f used Trucks temperature controlled. sanitation hippg truck S n o loadg Pri conveyance, truck a f spected vehicle ods, cleanless, cleaned debr, needed. if sanitized, Recds on loadg Pri conveyance, truck a f spected vehicle ods, cleanless, if rsed, debr, Recds needed. usually trucks The clean, appear spected washg no however No done. sanitizg recds spected trucks The cleanless; f No truck. on loaded just recds

15 Postharvest Hlg Produce Good Agricultural s s Requirg Attention M Adjustments Needed Concerns Ext; Exame Needs Improvement: Priitize Changes Here Traceback keepg recd A traceback system implemented on farm. All harvested shipped from farm coded by field, harvest date crew, AND recds mataed f easy access by grower, audit spect. A traceback system implemented on farm. All harvested shipped from farm coded by field, harvest date crew, BUT recds mataed a fmat that easy access by grower, audit spect. A partial traceback system has been implemented on farm. Recds production harvest only kept f some crops, dependg on market. No recds kept crop production harvest allow trackg practices traceback. Stard operatg procedures (SOPs) recd keepg assure attention food safety rk management SOPs place f washg, coolg, stage shippg AND recd keepg cludes route verification practices. There SOPs recd keepg place, but verification done spadically. There SOPs place, but no recds kept verify actions. There no SOPs recd keepg f reducg food safety rks. Grower Self Assessment Food Safety Rks Postharvest Hlg Produce 5

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17 Postharvest Hlg Produce Action Plan Date: Reviewer: Field Commodity: M Adjustment Concerns Ext Priitize Changes Here Your Plans Reduce Rks Action f Person Estimated Target Improvement Responsible Cost Date Soil removal from bs field, prevent contamatg wash water loads Water quality f washg makg ice Water quality management dump tanks, flumes, hydrocoolers, batch water tanks Temperature management water dump tanks Ice stage hlg Do remove. Phocopy th master f evaluations. Postharvest Hlg Produce Action Plan 1 3

18 Postharvest Hlg Produce Action Plan Date: Reviewer: Field Commodity: M Adjustment Concerns Ext Priitize Changes Here Your Plans Reduce Rks Action f Person Estimated Target Improvement Responsible Cost Date Backflow devices water source Cleang sanitation contaers used f harvest, packg shippg Stage contaers used f packg shippg Matenance a cold cha mimize growth pathogens Cleang temperature controlled stage Do remove. Phocopy th master f evaluations. Postharvest Hlg Produce Action Plan 2 3

19 Postharvest Hlg Produce Action Plan Date: Reviewer: Field Commodity: M Adjustment Concerns Ext Priitize Changes Here Your Plans Reduce Rks Action f Person Estimated Target Improvement Responsible Cost Date Refrigerated cold room loadg management Transptation Shippg truck sanitation Traceback asstance recd keepg Stard operatg procedures (SOPs) recd keepg assure attention food safety rk management Do remove. Phocopy th master f evaluations. Postharvest Hlg Produce Action Plan 3 3