Fruit and vegetable growers and othe rs interested in learning about produce safety\, the Food Safety Moderniza tion Act\, Good Agricultural Practices\, and co-management of natural reso urces and food safety are encouraged \;to \;attend. The PSA Grower Training Course also serves as a way \;to \;satisfy the FSMA Prod uce Safety Rule requirement.
\nThe course instructors will spend approximately seven hours of instruction time covering content contained in these seven modules:
\nIn addition \;to \;learning about produce safety
best practices\, key parts of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirements ar
e outlined within each module. There will be time for questions and discus
sion\, and participants should come prepared \;to \;share their ex
periences and produce safety questions.
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\nThe course fee is $
25 for produce industry members and government/university employees and is
$125 for all other attendees. Registration includes the training material
s\, lunch\, refreshments and a certificate of course attendance issued by
\;Association of Food and Drug Officials. \;Registration is limit
ed. Participation for the entire training is required for the certificate.
\;Register for the co
urse here.
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\nFor general registration questions\,
contact Jessica Lepper at \;jal20xox@ufl.edu \;o
r Libbie Johnson at \;libbiej@ufl.edu
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