The University of Florida Produce Safety team provides workshops, trainings, and events for growers and food production workers across the State of Florida. These programs are designed to teach produce safety practices based on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs). With the changing landscape of food production, UF's produce safety team designs programs that address the needs of new, minority, and non-English speaking food production workers. With the incorporation of the latest research, technology, and collaborations, these programs have been able to meet the needs of diverse populations throughout the Southern Region.
Diverse Extension Programs
The University of Florida Produce Safety team collaborates with many Land Grant Universities to provide growers and food production workers the latest research and practices in food safety. Through our collaborations we have been able to conduct trainings such as Produce Safety Grower Trainings and workshops such as Produce Safety in Minutes and Case Studies in Produce Safety. Click here to watch our series of Everyday Produce Safety Webinars which were produced in collaboration with Florida Mechanical and Agricultural University (FAMU).
Extension Project Collaborators
FAMU x UF Collaboration
We collaborated with Florida Mechanical and Agricultural University to create three series available on YouTube: Everyday Produce Safety Webinars, Produce Safety in Minutes, and Case Studies in Produce Safety.
Everyday Produce Safety: Managing Employees and Volunteers Webinar