UMass Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training – Beverly

Who Should Attend: Fruit and vegetable growers and others interested in learning about produce safety, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), and co-management of natural resources and food safety. This course will also cover the Massachusetts Commonwealth Quality Program (CQP), a voluntary 3rd-party audit program.

This training satisfies the FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirement for covered farms that “at least one supervisor or responsible party” completes “food safety training … recognized as adequate” by FDA (21 C.F.R. §112.22(c)).

For more information on the Produce Safety Alliance and the Grower Training Course, click here:  https://producesafetyalliance.cornell.edu/training/grower-training-courses(link is external)

Cost is $50 and includes:

• Required PSA Grower Manual ($60 value)
• Certificate of Course attendance from AFDO ($35 value)
• lunch and refreshments

**Participants will only be eligible for the PSA/AFDO Certificate of Course Completion if they are present for all modules of the course**