Good Agricultural Practices Articles

As a part of the Ohio and Indiana Specialty Crop Risk Management Initiative, CIFT, in partnership with Mid American Ag & Hort Services (MAAHS), has worked with countless growers in both Ohio and Indiana to assess their food safety issues and provide guidance on addressing those issues, to help with the development of personalized food safety programs, and to perform mock audits for those who needed to prepare for third party food safety audits.

This page lists a number of practices articles written by CIFT's Industry Outreach Manager, Dr. Shari L. Plimpton, Ph. D.. To view the articles, please select the appropriate article from the list on the right-hand side of the page.

Consultation for GAPs, developing food safety programs, and passing third party audits is available through CIFT. You can reach us by calling Shari L. Plimpton at 614-314-4627 or emailing us at foodsafety@eisc.org.

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Good Agricultural Practices Articles...

• ABCs of GAPs

• Cleanliness is Next to Food Safety

• The Distant Sound of Drumming

• The Efficient Use of Chlorine and Other Sanitizers in Postharvest Fruit and Vegetable Operations

• The Elements of Produce Food Safety Programs

• GAPs in Organics: Fresh Produce Safety from Pre-planting through Production

• Handling Your Food Safety Risks

• Its Not All in the Bag

• Passing a Third Party Food Safety Audit

• Pest Patrol for Fruit and Vegetable Growers

• Planning for Prevention: Fresh Produce Safety from Pre-planting through Production

• So, Just How Clean is Your Water

• Sustaining Healthy Soil

• The Value of a Food Safety Plan

• Water, Water Everywhere

• Worker Hygiene Keeps Produce Clean