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UMass Produce Safety Alliance Grower Trainings
Who Should Attend: Fruit and vegetable growers and others interested in learning about produce safety, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), and co-management of natural resources and food safety. This course will also cover the Massachusetts Commonwealth Quality Program (CQP), a voluntary 3rd-party audit program. This training satisfies the FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirement for covered farms that “at least one supervisor or responsible party” completes “food safety training … recognized as adequate” by FDA (21 C.F.R. §112.22(c)). For more information on the Produce Safety Alliance and the Grower Training Course, click here.
When: Monday, March 24 (Southbridge), 8:30am – 5:00pm
Where: See details below
Registration: Cost is $50 for each program and includes the required PSA Grower Manual ($60 value), a Certificate of Course Attendance from AFDO ($35 value), and lunch and refreshments. See below for individual registration links.
This program is co-hosted by UMass Extension, the MDAR Produce Safety Program and New Entry Sustainable Farming Project (Beverly training).
Questions? Contact Lisa McKeag, lmkeag@umass.edu, 413-658-8631