Welcome to UF/IFAS Extension's Food Safety Website
You may navigate to any one of the various workshops and training programs offered by the university on the left navigation panel. This site also contains links to several valuable resources designed to help make food safety a top priority in the produce industry.
Upcoming Workshops
- Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs): Developing a Food Safety Program for Fruit and Vegetable Growers - Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - Santa Rosa County Extension - Milton, FL - Link to more info coming soon.
News and Updates
- Food Safety Audit - Tomato Packinghouse Requirements of the Tomato Good Agriculture Practices
- Food Safety Audit- Tomato Farms & Greenhouses
- Tomato Farms & Greenhouses Scoresheet
- Tomato Packinghouse Scoresheet
Current Issues
FDA Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Leafy Greens (July 2009)
FDA Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Melons (July 2009)
FDA Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Tomatoes (July 2009)
Supplies and Materials
To view a list of supplies, please visit this page. Due to grant restrictions, please note that you must be a tomato, berry, leafy green, or melon industry packer, farmer, or processor located in FLORIDA in order to qualify to receive supplies.
To request supplies, please email keiths29@ufl.edu .
If you have any further questions, you can contact me at:
Keith R. Schneider, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, FSHN
University of Florida
359 FSHN Bldg., Newell Dr.
Gainesville, FL 32611
keiths29@ufl.edu
352-392-1991, ext. 309
352-392-9084
