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| | Fresh fruits and vegetables are an essential part of a healthy diet. Health Canada recommends that Canadians eat five to ten servings each day.
Although the number of food safety problems associated with Canadian produce is low, industry has developed a program to reassure consumers. The Canadian Horticultural Council developed a program for growers and shippers of fresh fruits and vegetables. The national, voluntary program contains the basic information to help producers develop a food safety program for their own operation.
The On-Farm Food Safety Guidelines for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables will help producers establish a system to reduce the potential for chemical, microbial and physical contamination of produce and develop a trace back system. The guidelines cover areas such as production, harvest, cooling and storage, packing, transportation and handling prior to wholesale. There is also a checklist that helps producers identify areas that require improvements to ensure safe production and handling in their operation.
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For more information on the On-Farm Food Safety program for fruits and vegetables, contact Betty Vladicka, Safe Food Systems Specialist.
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Other Documents in the Series |
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On-Farm Food Safety
On-Farm Food Safety: Cattle
On-Farm Food Safety: Dairy
On-Farm Food Safety: Horticulture - Current Document
On-Farm Food Safety: Poultry
On-Farm Food Safety: Sheep
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For more information about the content of this document, contact Betty Vladicka or Food Safety Division.
This information published to the web on June 17, 2002.
Last Reviewed/Revised on December 18, 2006.
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