Working with farmers' markets and small farms to ensure food safety >> Read more
Providing information about FDA regulations and audit standards >> Read more
Developing new good agricultural practices curriculum
Updating you on the latest produce safety research
Providing informative outreach to the community
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The OSU Fruit and Vegetable Safety Team educates growers of fresh produce about Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs).  We strive to ensure a strong scientific basis behind the best practices taught and recommended by our team, provide helpful tools and resources to develop risk assessments and food safety plans for the farm, and promote high-quality, safe produce from Ohio growers.

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The Ohio State University Fruit and Vegetable Safety Team developed as a result of requests from producers for food safety education programs.  These initial programs demonstrated a need and led to an Excellence in Engagement Grant that enabled us to expand our educational program statewide and develop the team we are today.  

Highlights

FDA Listening Session: Answers to Stakeholder Concerns
  On April 30, stakeholders stood before a panel of government officials during a listening session to express their concerns about the Produce Rule in the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). While most grower questions were answered during the session, some involving an establishment's...
FDA & FOOD FACILITIES: To register or not to register?
Hello All: We have received a number of questions related to FOOD FACILITY REGISTRATION under the new FDA Food Safety Modernization Act guidelines.  But who really needs to register? The rule says that any facility that manufactures, processes, packs, or holds food for human or animal...
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EXEMPT PRODUCE LIST under the Proposed Produce SafetyRule: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
Remember that the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule is still in its Proposed or DRAFT form.  This list is subject to change.     The following exhaustive list identifies the produce that is rarely consumed raw and is therefore NOT covered by the new proposed standards...

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