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Food Safety Resource #965

Introduction to Cleaning and Sanitizing for Produce Safety

Added by Andrew Chamberlin • Last updated January 4, 2022
Author: Angela Ferelli
Type: Videos
Topic: Postharvest Handling & Sanitation, Produce Safety Rule (PSR)
State: MD

This first in a series of cleaning and sanitizing videos introduces the viewer to the basic concepts of cleaning and sanitation and discusses how to fit cleaning and sanitizing into the farm’s operation schedule.

Food Safety Resource #963

Produce Packshed Design: Expanding to accommodate business growth at Jericho Settler's Farm

Added by Andrew Chamberlin • Last updated January 4, 2022
Author: UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Type: Videos
Topic: Postharvest Handling & Sanitation, Produce Safety Rule (PSR)
State: VT

This video features the farmers of Jericho Settlers Farm, a diversified produce and livestock operation, as they expand an old dairy barn into a packshed to accommodate the growth of their business.

Food Safety Resource #962

Produce Packshed Design: Renovating an old dairy barn to a year round packshed at High Meadows Farm

Added by Andrew Chamberlin • Last updated January 4, 2022
Author: UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Type: Videos
Topic: Postharvest Handling & Sanitation, Produce Safety Rule (PSR)
State: VT

This video features the farmers at High Meadows, who became Vermont's first certified organic farm in 1971, as they renovate an old dairy barn into a pack shed that includes a wash line and storage.

Food Safety Resource #960

Food Safety for Wash/Pack Facilities on the Farm

Added by Andrew Chamberlin • Last updated January 4, 2022
Author: CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
Type: Videos
Topic: General (PSR), Produce Safety Rule (PSR), Ag Water (Postharvest), Postharvest Handling & Sanitation

Implementing food safety practices in wash/pack facilities is critical for ensuring that foodborne pathogens are not introduced or spread as produce is sorted, graded, washed, and packed. This 5-part series will walk you through principles of food safety, the ideal wash/pack facility layout, post-harvest water management, cleaning and sanitizing, and tips for cleaning larger washing equipment...

Food Safety Resource #959

How to Clean and Sanitize

Added by Andrew Chamberlin • Last updated January 4, 2022
Author: UMass Amherst Extension Vegetable Program
Type: Videos
Topic: Postharvest Handling & Sanitation, Produce Safety Rule (PSR)

Developing good procedures for cleaning and sanitizing harvest equipment and post-harvest facilities is critical for ensuring high-quality product and reducing food safety risks. This video describes how to develop a strategy for cleaning post-harvest areas.

Food Safety Resource #958

Best Practices for Cleaning Greens Bubblers/Aerators

Added by Andrew Chamberlin • Last updated January 4, 2022
Author: Caitlin Tucker
Type: Fact Sheets
Topic: Postharvest Handling & Sanitation, Produce Safety Rule (PSR)

A bubbler, or aerator, is a useful tool for efficiently and effectively washing produce that may accumulate soil, debris, or insects in hard to wash places. They are most often used to wash leafy greens. Spa or jacuzzi blowers are used in conjunction with a piping system (most commonly PVC) with small holes drilled through it. The blower agitates and circulates the water in a tank. As air...

Food Safety Resource #957

Cleaning & Sanitizing Cold Storage for Produce Safety

Added by Andrew Chamberlin • Last updated January 4, 2022
Author: Angela Ferelli
Type: Videos
Topic: General (PSR), Produce Safety Rule (PSR), Worker Health, Hygiene & Training, Postharvest Handling & Sanitation
State: MD

This is the second in the series on cleaning and sanitizing for produce safety. In this video we take a closer look what an effective cleaning and sanitizing strategy looks like for cold storage units, and what it means to have a complete sanitation program.

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