Produce Program

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published revised pre-harvest agricultural water requirements for produce farms subject to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule. 

Interest in growing specialty mushrooms, such as oyster, shiitake, and lion’s mane, is on the rise. With this increasing popularity, there also comes a need for resources on how to maintain crop quality while minimizing food safety risks. 

Produce growers have contacted us with questions about handling produce and produce fields after recent flooding. This guidance represents the Agency’s best recommendations at this time.

Important food safety requirements recently came into effect in January for produce farms subject to the Food Safety Modernization Act’s (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule.

West Farm in Jeffersonville, VT has creative produce safety solutions

Farmers tailor their operations to meet their unique management styles.

Grabowski Farm in West Rutland, VT uses a clever and inexpensive setup for keeping harvested produce off the ground.

Characteristics of pathogenic Listeria monocytogenes bacteria and how risks of Listeria monocytogenes contamination can be managed on produce farms

Characteristics of pathogenic Salmonella bacteria and how risks of Salmonella contamination can be managed on produce farms

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a proposed rule that revises the pre-harvest agricultural water requirements in the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule.