PUBLICATION SP768C
Enhancing the Safety of Locally Grown Produce: Does Your Produce Make the Grade?
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Summary
Guidance for school food programs on receiving fresh produce safely and at good quality. Emphasizes inspecting deliveries for damage, decay, insects, and clean transport containers, since bruised or spoiled items can spread deterioration and allow pathogens to grow. Recommends checking and recording delivery temperatures, moving produce quickly to proper storage, keeping detailed receiving logs for traceability, and running annual mock recalls with a defined recall team and communication plan.
Publications in Series: Enhancing the Safety of Locally Grown Produce
Enhancing the Safety of Locally Grown Produce: Introduction to Food Safety in Farm to School Programs
Enhancing the Safety of Locally Grown Produce: Washing Produce
Enhancing the Safety of Locally Grown Produce: What's in Season?
Enhancing the Safety of Locally Grown Produce: Storage of Fresh Produce
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