Commodity-Specific Guidance
Page Index
- Apples
- Berries
- Leafy Greens
- Melons
- Sprouts
- Strawberry
- Tomatoes
- Other Vegetables
- Other Fruits
- Watermelons
Apples
Reducing Food Safety Risks in Apples: A Self-Assessment Workbook for Producers of Apples, Juice and Cider
Checklist self-assessment of food safety practices for producers of apples.
Guidelines for the Management of Microbial Food Safety in Fruit Packing Houses
Extensive resource on food safety in fruit packing houses, concentrating on apples.
Berries
Best Handling Practices for Fresh Strawberries
Twenty-six-page booklet, in-depth from harvest to delivery, from the California Strawberry Commission.
California Strawberry Commission Food Safety Program
Manual for strawberry growers with specific guidelines for food safety.
Leafy Greens
Good Agricultural Practices for the Production and Handling of Cabbage and Leafy Greens from NCSU
Commodity-Specific Food Safety Guidelines for the Lettuce and Leafy Greens Supply Chain
In-depth guidelines from industry groups.
Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement with Food Safety Metrics
Melons
Good Agricultural Practices for the Production and Handling of Melons
Commodity-Specific Food Safety Guidelines for the Melon Supply Chain
In-depth guidelines from Produce Marketing Association and United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association.
Key Points of Control and Management of Microbial Food Safety: Information for Producers, Handlers and Processors of Melons
Seven-page booklet of information for all stages of melon production, handling and processing.
Sprouts
Microbiological Safety Evaluations and Recommendations on Sprouted Seeds
Safety and production guidelines for sprouts.
Strawberry
California Strawberry Commission Food Safety Program
The California Strawberry Commission’s Food Safety Program (FSP) is designed to help you examine and improve safety practices and meet the generally accepted standards of good agricultural practices (GAPs). Includes checklists, questionnaires and guidance with California state regulatory standards.
Tomatoes
Good Agricultural Practices for the Production and Handling of Tomatoes
New, July 2008
Commodity-Specific Food Safely Guidelines for Fresh Tomato Supply Chain, Edition 2
Commodity-Specific Food Safety Guidelines for the Fresh Tomato Supply Chain, Edition 1, May
2006
In-depth guidelines from the North American Tomato Trade Work Group.
Tomato Good Agricultural Practices & Tomato Best Management Practices, Questions and Answers From the Florida Tomato Exchange
Questions and answers about safety of tomatoes.
Tomato Good Agricultural Practices & Tomato Best Management Practices
Florida Tomato Growers guidance document.
Key Points of Control and Management of Microbial Food Safety: Information for Producers, Handlers and Processors of Fresh Market Tomatoes
Eight-page booklet of practical information for all stages of tomato production, handling and processing.
Other Vegetables
Good Agricultural Practices for the Production and Handling of Green Beans and Peas
Other Fruits
Watermelons
Fresh Produce Safety Guidance Document for Watermelon from the National Watermelon Association.
More information from NWA can be found at: http://www.nationalwatermelonassociation.com
