Resources
Exemptions and Exclusions
Land Use Issues
On-Farm Readiness Review (OFRR)
Recordkeeping
- Records Required by the FSMA Produce Safety Rule (Version 2 updated 3/15/24)
- Template Records in Word format (Version 2 updated 3/15/24)
Sanitation
- Introduction to Selecting an EPA-Labeled Sanitizer (URLs updated 10/13/22)
- Produce Safety Alliance EPA-Labeled Sanitizers for Produce - Web Tool, updated 1/24/24
- New video tutorial coming soon!
- United Fresh—Guidance on Environmental Monitoring and Control of Listeria for the Fresh Produce Industry
- Cleaning vs. Sanitizing (URLs updated 10/13/22)
COVID 19 Sanitation Information
The EPA N list was created specifically to help the public find products that can be used to disinfect or sanitize surfaces that are contaminated with the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19. The EPA has stated that each of those products is appropriate for that purpose. Straightforward information on the development of the EPA N list, and how it can be used to cross-reference products, can be found in the N list FAQs document.
Soil Amendments
- FSMA Produce Safety Rule: Documentation Requirements for Commercial Soil Amendment Suppliers (URLs updated 10/13/22)
- Produce Safety Factors to Consider when Using Biological Soil Amendments of Animal Origin (BSAAO) (URLs updated 10/13/22)
Water
- Resources Related to Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule Requirements for Agricultural Water Used During Harvest and Postharvest (21 CFR 112 Subpart E)
- FSMA Produce Safety Rule Water Requirements: Insights to Get You Organized! Focus on Harvest and Postharvest Uses (Version 2, November 2023)
- FSMA Produce Safety Rule: Agricultural Water System Inspection is Different from the Proposed Agricultural Water Assessment (new May 2023)
- The Water Analysis Method Requirement in the FSMA Produce Safety Rule (Updated April 2019 to reflect recent FDA announcements, URLs update 10/13/22)
- FSMA Produce Safety Rule: Documentation Requirements for Water Laboratory Analysis Results (September 2023)
- Agricultural Water Tools and Calculators
- Water Summit Summary
Wall, G. L., Clements, D. P., Fisk, C. L., Stoeckel, D. M., Woods, K. L. and Bihn, E. A. (2019), Meeting Report: Key Outcomes from a Collaborative Summit on Agricultural Water Standards for Fresh Produce. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. doi:10.1111/1541-4337.12434
Worker Training
- Fruit and Vegetable Food Safety Training Video for Field Employees
(Available in English, Spanish, Creole, Hmong)
United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
- Foodborne Illness & Contaminants
- Recalls, Outbreaks, & Emergencies
- Food Defense
- FDA Food Guidance Documents