Event
- Title:
- Farm Production Practices for Safe Foods: Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) Workshops
- When:
- Nov 7, 2011 - Feb 27, 2012
- Category:
- Other Food Safety
Description
Farm Production Practices for Safe Foods:
Visit the food safety website for registration and updated information: http://foodsafety.wsu.edu/ag/index.html
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- We are starting earlier! Registration is at 7:30 am.
- Hotel room block is full. Check the website for alternative options!
- Cougar Gold drawing at the end of the event!
Cost: $125 for all courses. Payment must be made prior to 1st course or course materials will not be available. Registration fee includes refreshments, lunches, and course materials for Session I, II, and III.
Many growers seek information about food safety and Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs). Food safety management using GAPs can be utilized by growers to protect their businesses, broaden marketing opportunities and prepare for regulatory impacts of the Food Safety Modernization Act. Understanding scientific principles of produce food safety risks and control measures using GAPs can assist growers in implementing successful GAPs programs in their operations.
WSU offers a three-part workshop series to introduce GAPs food safety principles and assist growers with assessment of operational food safety practices. The goal of the workshop series is to assist growers with adoption of food safety practices and prepare for third-party certification.
Session I provides science-based information from a multi-disciplinary group of scientists and extension faculty. Standard Session I workshops will be offered in 2012 (January-February).
This workshop on November 7, 2011 is an expanded Session I workshop focusing on providing current research-based information from scientists throughout the United States. Producers are encouraged to capture this opportunity to hear nationally-recognized speakers and reserve seats in follow-up Sessions II and III.
Session II (offered in March 2012) provides opportunities to discuss GAPs implementation and challenges with WSU faculty and other growers. Participants are encouraged to assess their farms and food safety practices prior to the session. Opportunities to work on GAPs documentation will be offered in Sessions II and III.
Session III (offered during the 2012 growing season) will also provide opportunities for producers to observe a GAPs third-party certification process.
|
Date |
Session |
Location |
|
Nov. 7, 2011 |
Farm Production Practices for Safe Foods (Expanded Session I) |
Portland, OR |
|
Feb. 6, 2012 |
GAPs: Session I |
Puyallup, WA* |
|
Feb. 7, 2012 |
GAPs: Session I |
Mt. Vernon, WA* |
|
Feb. 8, 2012 |
GAPs: Session I |
Yakima, WA* |
|
Week of Feb. 27, 2012 |
GAPs Session II |
Puyallup, Mt. Vernon, Yakima, and Vancouver* |
* Specific sites for the 2012 Session I workshops will be forthcoming. Specific dates and sites for Session II are also forthcoming.
Sponsored by: This material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2010-49200-06203. Funding for this project was provided by the Washington State University Western Center for Risk Management Education and the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
Tentative Agenda
7:30 Registration
8:00 Welcome
Produce Safety: Challenges and Opportunities
Dr. Robert Gravani, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Pathogen Risk associated with Farming Practices
Dr. Manan Sharma, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, Maryland
Management of Manure-based Soil Amendments
Dr. Craig Cogger, Washington State University, Puyallup, Washington
Break
10:30 Co-Management of Water and Wildlife: Safety and Sustainability
Dr. Karen Lowell, Agricultural Scientist, L&L Consulting
Investigation of Foodborne Outbreaks: Strawberries and E. coli O157
Oregon Public Health Division, Portland, OR
Noon Lunch On-Site
12:45 Irrigation Water Quality and Management
Andy Bary, Washington State University, Puyallup, Washington
Irrigation Water Sampling and Pathogen Risk
Dr. Karen Killinger, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
Food Safety during Harvest and Post-Harvest Sanitation
Dr. Trevor Suslow, University of California – Davis, Davis, California
Third Party Audits, Traceability and Emergency Response
Dr. Richard Dougherty, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
3:20 Program Evaluation
3:30 Panel Discussion with Q&A
4:15 Prize Drawing with Program Evaluations and Adjourn
For more information contact:
Course content:
GAPs: Karen Killinger, Ph.D.
WSU Assistant Professor
Phone: (509)335-2970
Email:
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Registration: Cathy Blood
Conference Coordinator
Phone: (509)335-2845
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