Overview of Standard: General requirement that farms protect produce from hazards such as unsanitary conditions, or adulteration.

• ​​​​​General requirement that farms protect produce from hazards such as unsanitary conditions, or adulteration. [112.11]

Overview of Standard: All farm workers are trained annually to keep clean, stay healthy, and recognize and manage contamination risks relevant to their job.

Standard Verification Form: Plan, policy, and training verification records, visual inspection

• Certificate to verify that farm manager(s) completed the FDA-recognized Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training course. [112.22]
• Policy that sick and/or contagious workers rest and recover, and do not work with produce. [112.31]
• Annual verification that workers have been trained to minimize food safety risk, while maintaining good hygiene. [112.21]
• Good hygiene training and practices relate to hand washing, gloves, jewelry, clothing, and food and drink. [112.32]

Standard Verification Form: Plan, policy, and training verification records, visual inspection.

• Farm visitors are required to follow basics health and hygiene policy, as applicable. [112.33]

Overview of Standard: Risks posed from wild and domestic animals are assessed and mitigated.

Standard Verification Form: Plan

• Farms must inspect crops before harvest and take steps as needed to prevent harvesting crops contaminated by wild or domesticated animal--tactics may include fencing, traps, scare tactics, etc. [112.83]
• Farms are NOT required to exclude animals or destroy habitat, nor are the allowed  to hunt or kills threatened or endangered species. [112.84, 112.12]

Overview of Standard: Risks posed from land-based human or natural causes are assessed and mitigated.

Standard Verification Form: Plan, policy

• During harvest, farms must protect crops against potential contamination, including prevention of soil from contacting the cut surfaces of harvested produce. [112.113]
• Farms are prohibited from selling above ground crops that have dropped on the ground or floor. [112.14]

Overview of Standard: All food contact surfaces and bins are cleaned and managed to minimize risk of contaminating produce.

Standard Verification Form: Plan, task completion records

• Farms must use and maintain food-contact equipment and tools that are durable and cleanable. [112.123]

Overview of Standard: All non-food contact surfaces buildings and grounds are maintained, and regularly cleaned and sanitized so as to minimized contamination of crops.

Standard Verification Form: Plan, Policies and records

• Farms must inspect and maintain cleanliness, including adequate cleaning and sanitizing of food contact surfaces of tools and equipment. [112.123]
• Farms must clean and safely maintain their vehicles used to transport covered produce. [112.125]
• Farms must have good drainage within building and prevent contamination from floors, walls, ceilings, fixtures, ducts, or pipes; and drip or condensate. [112.126]
• Domesticated animals must be excluded from enclosed buildings used for produce processing. [112.127]
• Farms must control pests to minimize risk in farm buildings, including routine monitoring, prevention, and exclusion. [112.128]
• Farms must maintain well-stocked bathrooms, and verify that the sewage treatment system is working well. [112.129, 112.130, 112.131]
• All areas and building involved in growing and packing produce must be relatively free of litter and debris. [112.132]
• Farms must maintain plumbing within buildings that is properly designed and functioning. [112.133]
• Farms must keep records of cleaning and sanitizing of harvesting, packing or holding equipment. [112.140]

Overview of Standard: No plan required, yet farms need to organize all required produce safety documents--this compilation is their "Produce Safety Plan".

Standard Verification Form: No written plan required