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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: Bison
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
On-Farm Food Safety: Swine
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For more information about the content of this document, contact Betty Vladicka.
This document is maintained by Sheila Hart.
This information published to the web on June 17, 2002.
Last Reviewed/Revised on December 18, 2006.
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