Food Safety Workshop Series - June 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2016

Topics of Focus
Workshop 1: June 6
Food Safety Science 101, FSMA, GAPs, & Food Safety Plans
- Basic Sanitation ~ Jim Cason, Department Chair, Culinary Arts, SRJC
- FSMA and GAPS ~ Dave Runsten, Policy Director, CAFF
Panel: Implementing Food Safety Measures and Expectations from buyers/distributors
- Greg Nilsen, Wine Country Cuisine, Owner
- Tim Page, FEED Sonoma, Owner
Workshop 2: June 13
Water, Workers & Equipment
- Building Awareness of FDA FSMA Produce Safety: Worker Training ,Equipment & Facilities, Postharvest Water ~ Trevor Suslow, Extension Specialist, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
Workshop 3: June 20
Soil, Livestock, & Wildlife
- Livestock on Bio-diversified Farms: Food Safety Risks ~ Alda Pires, Extension Specialist in Urban Agriculture and Food Safety, Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis
- Considerations in Assessing Potential Hazards & Risks from Animal Activity in the Field ~ Michele Jay-Russell, Program Manager, Western Center for Food Safety
Workshop 4: June 27
Farm Visit with Food Safety Plan Review
- Tour with Greg Nilsen of Wine Country Cuisine, a Sonoma Co. small-scale leafy greens operation.
Still Have Questions?
View FSMA Frequently Asked Questions with Vince Trotter, UCCE Ag Ombudsman
& Dave Runsten, CAFF Policy Director
You can also contact Julia Van Soelen Kim, North Bay Food Systems Advisor, with questions:
jvansoelen@ucanr.edu
Start Making a Plan - worksheets for your use
General Food Safety Resources
Workshop 1
- Summary of FSMA by National Sustainable Ag Coalition
- Low-risk on-farm food processing activities exempt from FSMA’s Preventative Controls Rule
- CDFA’s Small Farm Food Safety Guidelines
Workshop 2
- Chlorine Calculator
- Educational materials from Cornell University GAPs Program
- UC Food Safety Program
- FamilyFarmed.org’s On-Farm Food Safety Program **NOTE: this tool is currently being revised, use Penn State’s Harmonized tool
- Penn State’s Harmonized Food Safety Tool
Workshop 3
- Alda Pires' Survey for small-scale livestock & poultry farmers or backyard producers to identify the needs related to animal health, animal husbandry and food safety
- Leafy Greens Marketing Association (LGMA) Food Safety Practices
- UC Food Safety Program water calculator
- California Small Farm Food Safety Guidelines
- Manure and Compost:
- Backyard composting and on-farm composting resources
- Manure in organic production systems
- Soil amendments
- Gardening & composting
- Home composters
- Building your own composting bin
Workshop 4