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ISSUE
1146 FFVA
URGES PROACTIVE APPROACH TO FOOD SAFETY - In
a series of commodity-specific meetings in recent weeks, FFVA President Mike Stuart
and Food Safety Consultant Dr. Martha Roberts told Producer Members that a proactive
approach to Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) development for Florida fruits
and vegetables is needed in the wake of recent food safety outbreaks.
"The
best time to develop commodity and regionally-specific GAPs is when you're not
in the midst of a crisis," Stuart said at a meeting with Members last week
in Belle Glade.
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- "State
and federal regulatory agencies are looking for industry initiative and leadership
on food safety. If, or when, GAPs become mandatory for produce, they are more
likely to adapt science-based standards that have already been developed and implemented
by the industry," said Dr. Roberts. "It's in the industry's best interests
to get ahead of the curve and control their own destiny."
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- Producer
Members with food safety questions may call Mike Stuart at (321) 214-5200 or Dr.
Roberts at (850) 875-7147.
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(Members-Only
articles are indicated in bold.)
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