Farm Food Safety

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El lavado de manos a alta velocidad

El lavado de manos a alta velocidad ahorra tiempo, agua, energía y ayuda a prevenir la propagación de enfermedades.

Glenda Hyde, Lauren Kraemer | May 2020 | Collection Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Oregon Farm Direct Marketing: Guidelines for Selling Eggs (in English)

People who produce and sell eggs directly to consumers must follow specific labeling and handling requirements to qualify for the farm-direct licensing exemption. Learn about the requirements and best practices for providing high-quality eggs to your customers.

Sara Runkel, Heidi Noordijk, Melissa Fery | Jun 2022 | OSU Extension Catalog

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Lavado de Manos de Alta Velocidad Video de entrenamiento para adultos en el lugar de trabajo (COVID-19)

¡Mantenga su lugar de trabajo seguro! Ahorre tiempo, agua, energía y evite la propagación de enfermedades.

Lauren Kraemer, Ann Marie Murphy, Glenda Hyde, Emily Whittier, Robbie Denning | Jun 2021 | Video Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Farm food safety resources

• OSU - Food Innovation Center (in English): The Food Innovation Center offers one stop access to important services for food producers, processors, marketers, and entrepreneurs. Services include a commercial kitchen, marketing support, processing and packing technology, product development, export services and sensory and consumer analysis. It operates through a partnership between Oregon State University and the Oregon Department of Agriculture.
• Food Safety and Environmental Stewardship Program (FSES) (in English): A research program at Oregon State University committed to providing the highest quality analytical laboratory research support for: chemical food quality assurance, environmental integrity preservation and enhancement of agricultural quality and production. This program developed wristbands to serve as passive samplers that quantitate chemical exposure from our environment.
• Produce Safety Alliance (in English): The Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) is a collaboration between Cornell University, FDA, and USDA to prepare fresh produce growers to meet the regulatory requirements included in the United States Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule.
• USDA and FDA Food Safety Hotlines (in English): For answers to your food safety questions year round contact: USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-674-6854 7:00 am – 1:00 pm PST, Monday through Friday FDA Food Safety Hotline at 1-888-723-3366 7:00 am – 1:00 pm PST, Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Featured Resources

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OSU Train the Trainers workshops keep agricultural workers on track with food safety (in English)

It’s vital to train workers correctly because the agricultural workforce plays an important role in the prevention of food contamination.

Luisa Santamaria | Apr 2021 | Impact story

La guía de buenas prácticas para el sacrificio al aire libre de aves de corral

Los productores de aves de corral en Oregón que cumplen con ciertas condiciones pueden sacrificar sus pollos, pavos y otras aves de corral al aire libre. Sin embargo, deben cumplir con los requisitos para la sanitización, el...

Inglés: A Best-Practices Guide to Open-Air Poultry Slaughter

Lauren Gwin, Rebecca Thistlethwaite | Jan 2020 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

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OSU teaches food safety to entrepreneurs (in English)

New microbiologist at Food Innovation Center aims to create a food safety culture

Jovana Kovacevic | Sep 2018 | Impact story