Resources
Downloads
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Food Safety Outreach Program National Project Directors Meeting
September 20th & 24th, 2024 Webinars
- FSOP Webinar's 1st Session Recording- Friday, Sept. 20th.
- FSOP Webinar's 2nd Session Recording- Tuesday, Sept. 24th.
- Webinar's 1st Session Program Agenda & PDF Presentations.
- Webinar's 2nd Session Program Agenda & PDF Presentations.
May 31- June 1, 2023
May 25-26, 2022
- FSOP 2022 Program Booklet
Includes Program Agenda and Abstracts from all active FSOP projects
Southern Center Meetings
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Southern Center Semi-Annual 2024 Meeting
- Semi-annual meeting, IAFP 2024, Long Beach, California- Meeting minutes: 2024 SC Semi Annual Meeting Minutes- IAFP
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Southern Center Semi-Annual 2023 Meeting
July 16th, 2023
- Semi-annual meeting, IAFP 2023, Toronto Canada- Meeting minutes: SC Semi Annual Meeting Minutes IAFP 2023
- Southern Center Semi-Annual 2021 Meeting
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Food Safety Outreach Program Project Roundtables
June 9, 2021
February 4, 2021
Southern Region Southern Region Integrated Produce Safety Conference - SRIPS
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2024 SRIPS
February 20-22, 2024/ Greenville, SC
SRIPS Day 1 Presentations:
- Part 1-3 Postharvest Water-Review of PSR, Challenges, Wash Water, PH Water.pdf
- Cyclospora
- CEA- FDA Thinking & PSR
- CEA - Background Resources
- Outbreaks Involving Produce- State Perspective, FDA Core, Breakout Activities
- Produce Regulatory Program Standards (PRPS)
- Educational Tools
SRIPS Day 2 Presentations:
- State Updates:
- Partner Updates:
- Positive Samples:
- Traceability:
- Cleaning & Sanitizing:
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2020 SRIPS
October 5-8, 2020 12-5PM ET, Zoom
- SRIPS 2020 Program Booklet
- SRIPS 2020 Agenda
- SRIPS 2020 Posters
- SRIPS-10.5.2020 Presentations
- SRIPS-10.6.2020 Presentations
- SRIPS-10.7.2020 Presentations
- SRIPS-10.8.2020 Presentations
- Virtual Tour-Citrus Packing Line
- 720p: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxvc5SksKL0
- 520p: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7wiiBpZX-E
- From Keith Schneider, Renée Goodrich Schneider, and Michelle Danyluk of UF.
Remote PSA Training Resources from Southern Center Partners
- Notes from September 2020 Webinar and List of Trainings
- PSA Remote Training SOP-Arkansas
- Remote PSA Fall 2020 Training Flyer-Arkansas
- Poll Question Examples-Florida
- Remote PSA Pre-Training Notes-Florida
- Remote PSA Agenda-August 2020-Florida
- Remote PSA "Screenplay"-Florida
- Zoom Guide-Florida
- Remote PSA Email Announcement-South Carolina
- Remote PSA Confirmation Email-South Carolina
- Remote PSA Agenda-July 2020-South Carolina
- Zoom Instructions-South Carolina
Food Safety Outreach Program National Project Directors Meeting
August 18-19, 2020, 1-5PM ET
- Program Booklet
- Includes Program Agenda and Abstracts from all active FSOP projects
- Program Agenda
- August 18, 2020-Presentations from NECAFS and SC Regions
- August 19, 2020-Presentations from NCR and WRCEFS Regions
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SRIPS 2019
- SRIPS 2019 Program Booklet
- David Ingram-FDA's Current Thinking and an Update on BSAAO
- Meredith Melendez-National OFRR Metrics Analysis
- NASDA post-OFRR survey results for the southern region, contact Meredith Melendez (melendez@njaes.rutgers.edu) for more information
- Billy Mitchell-Comparison of various 3rd party audit water testing requirements
- Brenda Morris-AFDO: Connecting and Collaborating
- Erin Parker-Native Nations & FSMA Working with Tribal Governments & Tribal Food Producers in a Culturally Appropriate Way
- SRIPS 2018
- Evaluations
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Southern Center Add-Ons
- Blueberry Food Safety Plan Example
- Whole Tomato Packing Food Safety Plan Example
- Compliance Date Chart-Produce Safety Rule
- Link to Carolina Farm Stewardship's "Are you Affected by the FSMA Produce Safety Rule?" Interactive Tool:
https://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/interactive-fsma-flowchart/ - PSA Module 5 Supplemental Material-GM versus Average
- This PowerPoint presentation offers insight into the difference between a Geometric Mean (GM) and average.
- Food Safety for Southern U.S. Food Crop Producers After Flooding
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Other Resources
- FDA's Guidance for Industry: Evaluating the Safety of Flood-affected Food Crops for Human Consumption
- Form 4056
- This form lists factual observations made by the FDA representative(s) during the inspection of the farm's operation
- The .zip file contains a fillable and non-fillable PDF version of the form.
FSMA Workshop: Agenda and Slides
- Introduction to FSMA Workshop in Puerto Rico: Hosted by CFCS, NIFA, and USDA
- PSA and FSPCA Logic Models
Helpful Links
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Southern Center Semi-Annual 2024 Meeting
- Semi-annual meeting, IAFP 2024, Long Beach, California- Meeting minutes: 2024 SC Semi Annual Meeting Minutes- IAFP
Updates
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2019
- COVID-19 Food Safety Resources
- Ask IFAS: COVID-19 (NOVEL CORONAVIRUS)
- COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
- Food Safety and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Employee Health and Food Safety Checklist for Human and Animal Food Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Information for NIFA Partners, Researchers, Stakeholders, Applicants, and Grantees
- COVID-19 and Food Safety: Guidance for Food Businesses: interim guidance
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2018
- FDA Produce Inspections for Regulators Virtual Produce Tour June, 2018
- Advice for Growers Implementing the Produce Safety Rule
Please contact Michelle Danyluk or Travis Chapin with any questions. - FDA has developed a 61 page Q and A Guidance on when operations are required to register with FDA
- New Factsheet on Biological Soil Admendments of Animal Origin: Produce Safety Rule
- New Factsheet on Biological Soil Amendments of Animal Origin: BSAAO Risk Assessment
- Commisioner Gottlieb reachout to State Agriculture commissioners, secretaries, and directors to update them on PSR implementation
- Before Implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act's Produce Rule: A Survey of U.S. Produce Growers August, 2018
- FDA expands its support for states to advance implementation of produce safety activities July 12, 2018
- Draft Guidance for Industry: Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration June, 2018
- Guidance for Industry: Registration of Food Facilities: What You Need to Know About the FDA Regulation; Small Entity Compliance Guide
- Firm/Supplier Evaluation Resource May, 2018
FDA has released this tool to support compliance with the FSVP and PC Supply chain Programs. If you teach the PCQI course or FSVP, it may be helpful for your participants.
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2017
- Who is the FSPCA? September 27, 2017
- FDA Releases New Online Training for Sanitary Transportation Rule September 20, 2017
- FDA Considering Simplifying Agricultural Water Standards March 20, 2017
- FDA provides $21.8 million to states for FSMA produce safety rule implementation September 9, 2016
- FDA Issues Draft Guidances under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act for Animal Foods and the Classification of Activities for Farms and Facilities August 24, 2016
- FDA Extends Certain FSMA Compliance Dates; Issues Draft Guidance August 23, 2016
- FDA Announces Grant Award for Tribes and Local Food Producers to Enhance Food Safety and Compliance Under FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) August 23, 2016
- UF receives $1.2 million NIFA grant to spread the word on new national food safety standards GAINESVILLE, FL, October 27, 2015
- USDA Grants Establish Regional Centers for Food Safety Training, Outreach and Technical Assistance WASHINGTON, October 14, 2015
- USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture Awards $4.7 Million for Food Safety Outreach, Education WASHINGTON, October 19, 2016
- FDA Announces Draft Guidance to Help Sprout Operations Comply with Produce Safety Rule January 19, 2017