Produce Safety Cleaning and Sanitizing Workshop
November 18, 2024 9:00AM - 5:00PM
MSU Horticulture Teaching and Research Farm, 3291 College Road Holt, MI 48842
Contact: Heather Borden
Many growers grapple with the common challenge of keeping food contact surfaces clean and sanitary. The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule provides guidelines about what surfaces must be cleaned and sanitized (and why), but it does not dictate who must do the cleaning or how, when and where it should be done.
This meeting is an opportunity for Michigan On-Farm Produce Safety team members and growers to gather together to learn. Discussion topics will include cleaning and sanitizing equipment, developing cleaning and sanitizing programs, and pack-house food safety basics. Parts of the program will be hands-on to better understand how cleaning and sanitizing can get done on a farm. Workshop facilitators will provide a brief overview of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule with guidance to help participants understand current policies and requirements associated with cleaning and sanitizing of produce.
This hands-on workshop is open to farm personnel with cleaning and sanitizing responsibilities, farm owner/supervisors, extension and technical service employees, and representatives from regulatory agencies or industry.
The cost to attend this event is $65 and includes the training manual, lunch, drinks, snacks and a certificate of course completion. See the agenda below for more details:
Agenda (subject to change)
9 a.m. Intros/Welcome/Pre-test
9:45 a.m. Module 1: PSR Overview
10:15 a.m. Breakout Activities
12:15 a.m. Lunch
12:45 p.m. Module 2: Farm Food Safety
1:30 p.m. Module 3: Identification and Evaluation of Hazards
2 p.m. Module 4: Cleaning & Sanitizing
3:15 p.m. 10 minute Break
3:25 p.m. Module 5: Establishing Cleaning and Sanitizing Program
4:25 p.m. Recap and Evaluation
5 p.m. Workshop Ends
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