Food Safety
The Fraser Valley Strawberry Growers Association, Raspberry Industry Development Council and
BC Blueberry Council, have taken a proactive role in working with the industry to continue to provide our customers with high quality and safe berries.
Produce related food safety risks may be influenced by the physical, chemical and or microbial conditions under which the produce is grown, harvested, stored, transported or handled by the end user. All risks have the potential to cause food-borne illness.
To minimize the risk of contamination, BC berry growers are working to implement Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) on the farm. The key areas of focus for BC berry growers include:
- Water Quality
- Adjacent Land Use
- Good Picking Practices
- Chemical Application
- Good Sanitation Practices
- Manure Use
This project is intended to introduce growers to GAPs and provide them with some tools to help implement GAPs. The tools available to growers include:
- Fact Sheets:
- Worker Training Materials:
- Checklists:
- Record Keeping Forms:
- Additional Links:
Disclaimer: The project focuses on those areas that pose a potentially higher risk of contamination risk, but does not cover all possible hazards associated with berry production.
The BC Blueberry Council, Raspberry Industry Development Council and Fraser Valley Strawberry Growers Association do not assume liability for any loss, health, safety or environmental hazard resulting from the use of this program.
The BC Berry Growers Good Agricultural Practices and On Farm Food Safety Program was funded in part by the Investment Agriculture Foundation of B.C. through the Agri-Food Futures Fund, Food Quality and Safety Initiative, a joint venture between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture and Lands.
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