UMD Plant Science Food Safety Group Introduction
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The University of Maryland Plant Science Department’s Food Safety Group upholds its mission to provide Maryland farmers and producers with support, education and assistance in fresh produce safety, working together with the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Food Quality Assurance Program, the UMD Agriculture Law Education Initiative (ALEI), and the University of Maryland Extension (UME) field faculty to best support you and all your food safety needs. Check out our website at https://psla.umd.edu/extension/produc... to learn about food safety for fresh produce, GAP certification and requirements, and for help in compliance to the FSMA Produce Safety Rule. If you have specific questions, feel free to contact an Agent Associate listed below: ** Questions for UMD Plant Science Food Safety Group: ** Carol Allen, Agent Associate in Food Safety Dept. of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture University of Maryland, College Park callen12@umd.edu *** LINKS TO OTHER RESOURCES *** Produce Safety Rule, FSMA – the law https://www.federalregister.gov/docum... Produce Safety Rule, FSMA – en español https://www.fda.gov/media/137715/down... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW, LIKE, AND SUBSCRIBE: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hwy301FruitV... YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCGIApo2366cd... Weekly Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gXlGQL VIDEO CREDITS: * Script: * Angela Ferelli Carol Allen Audra Bissett Kathleen Hunt Christopher S. Walsh * Produced by: * Christopher S. Walsh, Co-PI * Cast: * Guy Kilpatric Jennifer Rivera Kerri Schumacher Angela Ferelli Carol Allen * Voiceover: * Rachel Ross * Filmed and edited by: * Audra Bissett * Special Thanks: * Guy Kilpatric at Terp Farm for all your help and participation in this video and others …and all our support in the Plant Science Department! Funding for this video was made possible, in part, by the Food and Drug Administration through grant PAR- 16- 137. The views expressed in written materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health & Human Services; nor does any mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organization imply endorsement by the United States Government.