Keith R Schneider, Mari Schroeder, Alan Gutierrez, Karuna Kharel, Renée Goodrich Schneider, Amy Harder, Amanda Philyaw Perez, Kristin Woods, Laurel L Dunn, Paul Priyesh, Christopher Gunter, Elena Rogers, Chip Simmons, Lynette Johnston, Chad Carter, Thomas M Taylor, Alejandro Castillo, Juan Anciso, Joseph Masabni, Laura K Strawn, Amber Vallotton, Katelynn Stull, Taylor O'Bannon, Michelle D Danyluk
The Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) grower training was introduced in 2016 as the standardized curriculum to meet the training requirements of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act's (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule (PSR). The PSR states that at least one supervisor or responsible party from each farm must have successfully completed this food safety training or one equivalent to the standardized curriculum, as recognized by the FDA. This study evaluated the effectiveness of PSA trainings conducted between 2017-2019 in the Southern United States by the Southern Regional Center for Food Safety Training, Outreach and Technical Assistance by analyzing pre- and post-test assessments...
March 15, 2024: Journal of Food Protection