Postharvest Water Rule Update 

The FDA announced in March 2017 the intent to review Subpart E of the Produce Safety Rule (PSR) to consider how the requirements for agricultural water might be simplified. The proposal published in December 2021 does not include changes to the harvest and post-harvest requirements for agricultural water. In July 2022, the FDA issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking to extend the compliance dates for the pre-harvest agricultural water requirements for non-sprout covered produce.  

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Helpful Resources

• Food Safety Resource Clearinghouse-Curated source of PSR and FSPCA resources
• Looking for an upcoming Training? Check out this search tool from the PSA
• Looking for information on what TAN Questions have previously been asked and answered?
• Take this survey to see if your farm is covered by the Produce Safety Rule
• FSMA Technical Assistance Network
  
  • Produce Safety TAN

Upcoming Training & Events

2025 FSOP National Director's Meeting, Tampa, FL

More details will be shared soon, stay tuned!

SRIPS

SRIPS 2025:

Plans for SRIPS 2025 are in motion! Please come join us in Montgomery, Alabama for a two-day conference, plus a tour on day three to the Tuskegee University Black Belt Marketing and Innovation Center dedicated to research and education: https://www.cisc1881.org/programs-projects/black-belt-marketing-and-innovation-center/. 

REGISTRATION LINK, AGENDA, and HOTEL BOOKING LINK:  https://www.afdo.org/training/producesafetyalliance/srips-2025/#HOTEL

Get Register today, don't delay!

SRIPS 2024:

2024 Conference was held in Greenville, SC and gathered a number of organizations, researchers, Extension educators, growers, and regulatory bodies from the Southern region, and a wide variety of topics and the latest approaches relevant to FSMA and produce safety were discussed on.

For more information, event program and presentations, go here: Resources

We are offering In- Person- training courses again, starting in January 2023. Some other training programs have been moved to virtual platforms. 

• HACCP for Florida Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Packinghouse- next REMOTE- training Jan. 21-24, 2025. Registration and more details TBA.
• PSA Advanced Training - No schedule at the moment.
• Food Safety Supervisor Training - Jan. 16th, 2025 - Palm Beach Extension Office/ In-person / Registration Link:  https://fsst103024.eventbrite.com/
• Cleaning & Sanitation Workshop - Dec. 4th, 2024 - Lake Alfred / Registration link: https://cands120424.eventbrite.com/
• PSA Grower Training - For complete list of trainings in FL, go here: Training and Events