US FARMGAP
Good Agricultural Practices and Food Safety Certification
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OIA US FARMGAP is a Good Agricultural Practices and Food Safety Certification program intended to allow farms, harvest operations, and packers develop and demonstrate a food safety and GAP compliance plan under a third party independent audit regime. With the passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act there are increased compliance requirements for farms, harvesters, and packers. The OIA US FARMGAP program assists operations in developing and proving compliance with these requirements. The standard will continue to evolve as provisions of the Food Safety Modernization Act are developed and implemented by the FDA.
Announcement of Changes to FARMGAP 2012 and Notes on Renewing
Standards (Revised 2012):
OIA US FARMGAP Standards
Application Materials:
Farm Application
Packer Application
Model Compliance Manuals (Revised 2012):
FARMGAP Compliance Manual-Farm
FARMGAP Compliance Manual-Packer
Educational Materials:
Introduction and Overview of the OIA US FARMGAP Standards-PowerPoint
How to Take OIA US FARMGAP Water Samples-PowerPoint
Food Safety Training for Workers (English)-PowerPoint
Food Safety Training for Workers (Spanish)-PowerPoint
