Food Safety for Commercial Growers (FSMA)Plan of Work

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Pulaski County CES

Title:
Food Safety for Commercial Growers (FSMA)
MAP:
Food Safety for Fruit and Vegetable Producers
Agents Involved:
Wilson
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Horticulture, Commercial
Situation:

With the passing of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), some commercial growers now find themselves under Federal regulation for the first time. Many others will be exempt from the law but must go through a new training called Produce Best Practices Training (PBPT), a sanctioned UK training for all others not covered by FSMA.

Extension will play a key role in training growers, both exempt and non-exempt, to comply under the law.

Long-Term Outcomes:

All growers will have the needed information to make food safety decisions on the farm and successfully market their crops long-term.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Commercial growers of fruits and vegetables who need the FSMA training will receive it. They will make changes to their operations in order to reduce the risk of contamination. 

Initial Outcomes:

Commercial growers will learn whether or not they are affected by the law. The will go through the required training if they are covered by the Produce Safety Rule. They will go through Extension-led PBPT training.

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Initial Outcome: Finish produce safety training PBPT

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Method: In person training

Timeline: winter 2020-21


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Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Commercial fruit and vegetable growers

Project or Activity: PBPT training

Content or Curriculum: PBPT curriculum

Inputs: powerpoints, 

Date: winter 2020-21


Audience: Commercial fruit and vegetable growers

Project or Activity: electronic newsletter

Content or Curriculum: PBPT curriculum, FSMA information, Produce Safety Alliance website

Inputs: Survey Monkey

Date: throughout the year


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Success Stories

Summer Sausage

Author: Trent Adkins

Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation

In  2022 Pulaski County Extension conducted 2 summer sausage workshop and charcuterie board series. This series involved several components. In the first part, participants made their own cutting boards, learned about the best types & species of wood to use for cutting boards vs charcuterie boards, natural stains and food safe sealants, cutting board safety, and sampled Plate it Up recipes which were displayed on example charcuterie boards. In the second part of the series, participants

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