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Impact of the Bioterrorism Threat on the Food Industries - The events of September 11, 2001 and the aftermath anthrax incidents have refocused the food safety concerns and priorities of regulatory agencies. The threat of terrorism aimed at the food supply and assuring biosecurity have become nightly news stories...
The Food Recall Manual - This publication is only available in PDF format. The following is a description of this publication: The Food Recall Manual: The Food Science and Human Nutrition Department of the University of Florida has assembled this manual to assist food businesses, at all parts of the food chain, in learning to conduct rapid and effective product recalls.
General Overview of the Causative Agents of Foodborne Illness - In general, a foodborne illness event can be caused by contamination of food with biological agents or pathogens (e.g., viruses, bacteria, parasites, prions), chemical agents (e.g., toxins, metals), or physical agents (e.g. glass fragments, bone chips)...
Preventing Foodborne Illness (series):
Salmonellosis
E. coli O157:H7
Listeriosis
Campylobacteriosis
Clostridium perfringens
Fresh Produce Handling, Sanitation, and Safety Measures:
Basic Elements of a Sanitation Program for Food Processing and Food Handling - A three-word definition of Food Sanitation is protection from contamination. With this in mind, all functions and operations must be included in a sanitation program...
Basic Elements of Equipment Cleaning and Sanitizing in Food Processing and Handling Operations - Since cleaning and sanitizing may be the most important aspect of a sanitation program, sufficient time should be given to outline proper procedures, and parameters...
Sanitation: OSHA Standard 1910.14 - This document is a condensation of Standard 1910.141 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. It is not intended to be totally inclusive but rather to highlight the information and requirements in the complete OSHA standard that owners and managers of agricultural businesses should understand...
Chlorine Use In Produce Packing Lines - Many postharvest decay problems result from the ineffective sanitizing of packinghouse dump tanks, flumes and hydrocoolers...
Pesticide Recordkeeping - Sec. 1491 of the 1990 Farm Bill requires that all certified pesticide applicators keep records of their use of federally restricted-use pesticides. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has finalized amendments to the federal pesticide recordkeeping regulations...
Water Quality Monitoring Programs for Environmental Assessment of Citrus Groves - Monitoring is the process of checking or testing in order to regulate or control something. This definition implies three elements: continuity, organization or systematic testing, and purpose. Water quality monitoring costs money, it takes time, and results can be difficult to interpret...
Other
Universities and Government Sites
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to Non-University of Florida/IFAS sites are provided as
a service and do not imply endorsement of information or products*
Food Security
Countering Bioterrorism and Other Threats to the Food Supply with links
to many sources of governmental information.
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ -
Bio & Food
Security Preparedness website
Food Supply & Water Purification Security Publications from the
Counter-Terrorism Training and Resources website.
Food Safety
The GLOBALGAP website - GLOBALGAP is a private sector body that sets
voluntary standards for the certification of agricultural products around the
globe.
Chemical Residue Tolerance Information For:
The International Maximum Residue Limits Database - USDA Foreign
Agricultural Service
U.S.A.
Code
of federal regulations - See Title 40 for the official list of MRLs for
the U.S.
EU-MRL
Japan:
The Japan Food Chemical Research Foundation MRL search
For specific citrus
varieties, click on one of the following:
Grapefruit,
Orange,
Lemon,
Lime,
Other Citrus
Provisional English translation of the May, 2009 law and related new
provisional MRLs
Codex Alimentarius (Click for the
CODEX Alimentarius home page)
Pesticides & Pesticide Labels:
US EPA
Pesticide Information WebSite
Florida Department of Health
- "Florida Department of Health Website's mission is to promote and
protect the health and safety of all Floridians."
Florida Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services -
Gateway to Government Food Safety Information
- "FoodSafety is a gateway website that provides links to selected
government food safety-related information. Not every government web
site is listed."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Foodborne Outbreak Response &
Surveillance Unit USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Homepage
- "The U.S. food safety system is based on strong, flexible,
and science-based federal and state laws and industry’s legal responsibility
to produce safe foods." U.S. Centers for Disease Control Home Page
EPA Office of Pesticide
Programs RED page - "Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) documents contain the
results of EPA's regulatory reviews of pesticides initially registered
before November 1, 1984."
Code of Federal Regulations
- "The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is a codification of the
general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by
the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government."
Produce Handling and Processing Practices
- In the past decade, outbreaks of human
illness associated with the consumption of raw vegetables and fruits (or
unpasteurized products produced from them) have increased in the United States.
Emerging Food Borne Diseases
- The epidemiology of foodborne disease is changing. New pathogens have emerged,
and some have spread worldwide.
Guide to Minimize
Microbial Food Safety Hazards for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables -
Over the last several years, the detection of outbreaks of foodborne illness
associated with both domestic and imported fresh fruits and vegetables has
increased
Food Safety Research Information Office
- The food safety research database is an ongoing
effort providing users with information on research projects through the
cooperation of government agencies, educational institutions and other
organizations. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition -"Department of Health and Human Services"
Hazard Analysis
and Critical Control Point (HACCP) - US Food and Drug
Administration,
Washington State
University Food Safety - This Workbook was designed to help producers
identify sources of potential microbial contamination or pesticide residue in
their operations and reduce food safety risks.
Good Agricultural
Practices Manual - Manuals in English and Spanish.
Selected
Other Sites
PrimusLabs.com (http://www.primuslabs.com/)
- "For those produce firms in the process of developing safe food production
programs, the PrimusLabs.com website provides a free system for designing
customized packinghouse and cooling facility: Hazard Analysis Critical Control
Point (HACCP) programs, Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) and Good
Manufacturing Practices (GMP)."
Ecolab - Includes information on
advanced sanitation technologies, personnel hygiene programs, food surface
treatments and food irradiation.
Chlorine Disinfections of Produce Wash water
- "Chlorine for disinfection is available in three different physical phases;
solid (calcium hypochlorite Ca(OCl)2), liquid (sodium hypochlorite
NaOCl or common bleach), and gas (chlorine Cl2)."
Chlorine Handling -
"The Chlorine Chemistry Council® (CCC)
strives to achieve policies that promote the continuing, responsible uses of
chlorine and chlorine-based products" See also our
General
Postharvest Information Section
FDACS
Food
Security Guide
pesticide labels.
FOOD
SECURITY GUIDE - For the Public, Producers, Processors, Transporters, and
Retailers
Division of Food Safety
Food Safety - Food and Meat Inspection
See also their
Food Security and
Emergency Preparedness Website
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
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