Gardens and Gardening

Posted on Jan 31, 2013 in Ag Resources

Food Safety Websites:

  • FDA recall and safety notices
  • USDA  – Food Safety Inspection Service – Recall Notices
  • FoodNet – “The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) is the principal foodborne disease component of CDC’s Emerging Infections Program (EIP).”
  • PulseNet – “is a national network of public health laboratories that performs DNA “fingerprinting” on bacteria that may be foodborne. The network permits rapid comparison of these “fingerprint” patterns through an electronic database at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The DNA “fingerprinting” method is called pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). “

Regulations every food producer and processor needs to be familiar with.

Federal

FoodSafety.gov – Gateway for federal food safety information

OSHA Standards for Agriculture

EPA Regulations for Agriculture


State of Hawaii

Hawaii Department of Agriculture

Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations – HIOSH standards
Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Division HIOSH standards may be found athttps://hawaii.gov/labor/hiosh.

Hawaii Department of Health

 

US Department of Agriculture

US Department of Commerce

US Environmental Protection Agency

US Food and Drug Administration

 


Links and publications of interest

 

Food Safety in Food Processing Establishments and Trade Associations

Postharvest Handling Advice