Success StoryProduce safety field days in collaboration with UK Horticulture Research Farm, Organic Association of Kentucky, and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Produce safety field days in collaboration with UK Horticulture Research Farm, Organic Association of Kentucky, and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Author: Paul Vijayakumar
Planning Unit: Animal and Food Sciences
Major Program: Local Food Systems
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
Dr. Paul Priyesh Vijayakumar’s produce safety team collaborated with the UK Horticulture Research Farm, Organic Association of Kentucky, and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and participated in two field days, in Frankfort, KY (April 21, 2022) and Lexington, KY (May 17, 2022) with a focus on Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) produce safety rule. Information from the field days will aid producers in achieving regulatory compliance and facilitate their access to new opportunities by responding to food safety market demands. We had 76 registered participants at both events.
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