Cleaning and sanitation workshop for Produce Farms

This interactive workshop provides fruit and vegetable growers information and tools necessary to develop an effective cleaning and sanitizing program. During this workshop we will go over foundations and hands-on demonstrations of cleaning procedures and verification methods applicable to packing houses.

Topics for the workshop include:

Developing a cleaning and sanitation program for your farm

Equipment, products and tools needed

Documentation including SOPs and monitoring logs

Training workers and managing cleaning crews

References to the Produce Safety Rule and market requirements

This workshop is supported by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award U2FFD007440 totaling $2,658,315 with 100 percent funded by FDA/HHS. The content of this workshop are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by FDA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

NCDA&CS Piedmont Research Station, 8530 Sherrills Ford Road, Salisbury, United States