Food Safety | Agricultural Marketing Service

USDA APHIS Biosecurity for Birds - Guidance for backyard and pastured poultry producers.
Food and Drug Administration's Food Safety Modernization Act
USDA AMS Food Safety Audit Resources
USDA AMS Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Audit and Food Safety Certification Services - Makes food safety certification accessible for small and mid-sized for fresh fruit and vegetable producers and packers.
- GroupGAP option allows farmers, food hubs, and others to work together to undergo GAP certification as a group and share the cost of certification.
USDA On the Farm Food Safety Guide - Create personalized on-farm food safety plans.
USDA Farm to School Food Safety Resources - Resources for producers on GAP, HACCP, and on-farm food safety. Also includes food safety resources for schools on school gardens, salad bars, and local meat and dairy.
USDA Food and Nutrition Services Office of Food Safety - Includes educational and training materials for food service professionals and child nutrition program operators.
Produce Safety Alliance (Cornell University) - Provides fundamental, science-based, on-farm food safety knowledge to fresh fruit and vegetable farmers, packers, regulatory personnel and others interested in the safety of fresh produce.
National GAPs Program (Cornell University) - A comprehensive extension and education program for growers and packers to reduce microbial risks in fruits and vegetables.
Penn State Extension Food Safety Resources - Creating an on-farm food safety plan.
Center for Produce Safety (UC-Davis) - Provides the produce industry and government with open access to research results.
Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance - A broad-based public/private alliance that provides nationwide core curriculum, training and outreach programs to help companies producing human and animal food comply with the preventive control regulations under FSMA.
USDA FNS Produce Safety University: Food safety trainings for school food service professionals on food safety and food handling of fresh produce.