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	<title>Fresh Produce Safety Portal</title>
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		<title>Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Updates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[November 30,2011- At the recent Southeast Vegetable &#38; Fruit Expo in Myrtle Beach, Debbie Hamrick with the    NC Farm Bureau offered an update on the Food Safety Modernization Act.]]></description>
		<link>http://ncsu.edu/enterprises/ncfreshproducesafety/2011/12/05/food-safety-modernization-act-webinar/</link>
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		<title>Fresh Produce Safety Trainings Make an Impact in 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The N.C. MarketReady Fresh Produce Safety – Field to Family Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) Training Curriculum is bearing fruit for the nearly 300 growers and more than 120 Extension agents who have completed the training. Read more to find examples of the impacts the training is having on N.C. farms. ]]></description>
		<link>http://ncsu.edu/enterprises/ncfreshproducesafety/2010/09/22/fresh-produce-safety-trainings-make-an-impact-in-2010/</link>
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		<title>N.C. MarketReady Fresh Produce Safety – Field to Family GAPs Training Calendar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[N.C. Cooperative Extension agents conduct the N.C. MarketReady Fresh Produce Safety – Field to Family GAPs training curriculum at N.C. Cooperative Extension offices and other locations across the state. The curriculum trains growers on how to minimize food safety risks. Review the list of recent and upcoming trainings in the calendar.]]></description>
		<link>http://ncsu.edu/enterprises/ncfreshproducesafety/2010/07/14/nc-marketready-fresh-produce-safety-field-to-family-gaps-training-calendar/</link>
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		<title>Fresh Produce Safety Symposium 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[September 9, 2010

This symposium is targeted to growers, industry, academics, policymakers, regulators and Extension agents. The primary focus will be on professional recommendations for Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and Good Handling Practices (GHPs) for fresh produce safety and protection of public health. Speakers will relay the details of fresh produce and food safety initiatives and research in their states, providing both regional and national perspectives.]]></description>
		<link>http://ncsu.edu/enterprises/ncfreshproducesafety/2010/07/13/fresh-produce-safety-symposium-2010/</link>
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		<title>Educational 3rd-Party Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) Audit/Risk Assessment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[August 3-4, 2010
N.C. Cooperative Extension, the N.C. Fresh Produce Safety Task Force and the Center for Environmental Farming Systems conduct an educational Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) 3rd-Party Audit/Risk Assessment. Participants will gain a better understanding of audits and how to prepare for their own third-party audit for GAPs certification.
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		<link>http://ncsu.edu/enterprises/ncfreshproducesafety/2010/07/02/educational-3rd-party-good-agricultural-practices-gaps-auditrisk-assessment/</link>
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		<title>N.C. MarketReady Fresh Produce Safety – Field to Family GAPs Training</title>
		<description><![CDATA[June 29, 2010

N.C. Cooperative Extension agents will conduct Modules 4 through 6 of the N.C. MarketReady Fresh Produce Safety – Field to Family GAPs training curriculum at the N.C. Cooperative Extension office, Lenoir County, in Kinston. The curriculum trains growers on how to minimize food safety risks. ]]></description>
		<link>http://ncsu.edu/enterprises/ncfreshproducesafety/2010/06/14/nc-marketready-fresh-produce-safety-%e2%80%93-field-to-family-gaps-training/</link>
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		<title>N.C. MarketReady Fresh Produce Safety – Field to Family GAPs Training</title>
		<description><![CDATA[August 5-6, 2010

N.C. Cooperative Extension agents will conduct Tier 1 of the N.C. MarketReady Fresh Produce Safety – Field to Family GAPs training curriculum at the N.C. Cooperative Extension office, Pender County, in Burgaw. The curriculum trains growers on how to minimize food safety risks.]]></description>
		<link>http://ncsu.edu/enterprises/ncfreshproducesafety/2010/06/13/nc-marketready-fresh-produce-safety-%e2%80%93-field-to-family-gaps-training-2/</link>
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		<title>Mock Third-Party Audit for GAPs Certification</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The N.C. MarketReady Fresh Produce Safety – Field to Family program offered a mock third-party audit to educate N.C. Cooperative Extension agents and growers on the requirements for GAPs certification.]]></description>
		<link>http://ncsu.edu/enterprises/ncfreshproducesafety/2010/05/11/mock-third-party-audit-for-gaps-certification/</link>
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		<title>Focus on the Three P’s of Fresh Produce Safety</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Producing Fresh Produce, preventing cross-contamination and personal health and hygiene practices are essential to the safety of our fresh produce supply chain and consumers. Learn what you can do to optimize food safety for your operation.]]></description>
		<link>http://ncsu.edu/enterprises/ncfreshproducesafety/2010/05/10/focus-on-the-three-p%e2%80%99s-of-fresh-produce-safety/</link>
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		<title>Update on N.C. Fresh Produce Safety Initiative</title>
		<description><![CDATA[N.C. Cooperative Extension, through its fresh produce safety initiative, and in cooperation with the N.C. Fresh Produce Safety Task Force, is taking a pro-active approach to providing critical training to agents and producers.  Extension faculty members have secured more than $250,000 in grants and equipment for education and research to support training efforts. The N.C. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ncsu.edu/enterprises/ncfreshproducesafety/2010/05/10/update-on-nc-fresh-produce-safety-initiative/</link>
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