Food Safety – GAP
What do we need to ensure safety?
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Food safety standards at home
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Gleaner Training/Manual
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Spills at gleans
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No smoking
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Hand-washing
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Clean containers
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Type of containers
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Educate consumers on home washing
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Don’t pick up windfalls
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Test local water and soil to see if safe for irrigation
Takeaways:
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Ask questions concerning ways we’ll be subject to increasingly rigid regulations
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Important to have internal standard for food safety
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Encourage training from ODA and WSDA on GAP standards
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Ensure one gleaner per group has food handlers permit
Future Actions:
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Regional, centralized website with information about standards
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Who will be responsible for maintaining and updating information?
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Sharon Thornberry, for further questions: sthornberry@oregonfoodbank.org
