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Inside the October newsletter, you’ll find information about the Knowledge Assessment report, a request for your opinion on software systems, and congratulations to several award winners.
Today is the last day of Food Safety Education Month. Thanks for all the work you do to educate growers and keep our fruits and vegetables safe!
The action marks the first consent decree of permanent injunction against a firm or grower for violating public safety standards under the Produce Safety Rule enacted under the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011.
Read the report of the pre- and post-test knowledge assessments from PSA grower trainings held from July 2019 to June 2020.
The September newsletter includes information about an FDA webinar, ideas for remote PSA collaboration, and an invitation to help plan the 2021 NCR annual conference.
Catch up on the latest listening session.
The recent guidance from the FDA and the CDC has been added to our COVID-19 resources.
Inside you’ll find information about the Reporting Book we released earlier this month, a new resource for hops growers, and the registration link for the FSOP conference in the middle of the month. The online version includes the link to the Qualtrics survey for the discussion about remote PSA courses.
The NCR FSMA released its most recent educational add on material today. FSMA Summary for Hops Growers covers compliance with the Produce Safety Rule for hops growers.
In our monthly newsletter, you’ll find our 13th success story, new COVID-19 resources, and dates for upcoming meetings. You’ll also find more information about paid opportunities to take online training, review add on’s, lead focus groups, test an app, and work for the federal government.
We covered new resources and how to adapt to working during a pandemic during the most recent listening session.
The CDC published COVID-19 guidance for agricultural workers and employers on June 2.
The impact of Produce Safety Alliance Grower Trainings in eight North Central Region states was evaluated in January 2020. Between October 2018 and June 2019, 926 participants attended a training in one of those states. They were invited to participate in the survey.
Thanks Cara Fraver and Maggie Kaiser for presenting about the new food safety guidebook from the National Young Farmers Coalition.
The FDA recently released the Spanish translation of the Produce Safety Rule. You can find it on their website.
Find new resources, ways to connect with the NCR, and an update from the annual conference.
We discussed the COVID-19 pandemic at the April 16, 2020, listening session.
Numerous COVID-19 resources were shared during the annual conference and in the April newsletter. Find them all in one list.
The registration deadline is April 1, at noon (Central time).
The April NCR FSMA newsletter contains links to information on addressing COVID-19, updates from the FDA, and information about our upcoming annual conference. There’s still time to register. Please fill out the form by April 1 at noon.
Missed the webinar on keeping animal scat out of produce areas? Catch up here.