Food Safety on the Farm: Good Agricultural Practices and Good Handling Practices – Manure and Municipal Biosolids
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Keywords

Food Safety
GAPs
produce
manure
biosolids

How to Cite

De, Jaysankar, Christopher R. Pabst, Jessica Lepper, Renee M. Goodrich Schneider, and Keith R. Schneider. 2019. “Food Safety on the Farm: Good Agricultural Practices and Good Handling Practices – Manure and Municipal Biosolids: FSHN10-02/FS150, Rev. 3/2019”. EDIS 2019 (2). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fs150-2019.

Abstract

Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and Good Handling Practices (GHPs) encompass the general procedures growers, packers, and processors of fresh fruits and vegetables should follow to ensure the safety of their product. GAPs usually deal with pre-harvest practices (i.e., in the field), while GHPs tend to cover post-harvest practices, including packing and shipping. This 5-page entry in the Food Safety on the Farm series focuses on Good Agricultural Practices, including pathogen reduction and handling and application, to control potential hazards when working with manure and biosolids. This major revision was written by Jaysankar De, Christopher R. Pabst, Jessica Lepper, Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider, and Keith R. Schneider and published by the UF/IFAS Food Science and Human Nutrition Department.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fs150

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