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Educational 3rd-Party GAPs Audits

July 17, 2009, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Patterson's Farm, Inc.
3060 Millbridge Road, China Grove, N.C.
Auditor: Primus
Commodity Audited: Tomatoes

July 22, 2009, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Premier Produce LLC
5517 Highway 58 South, Wilson, N.C.
Auditor: NCDA/USDA
Commodity Audited: Cantaloupes

North Carolina Cooperative Extension, in partnership with the N.C. Fresh Produce Safety Task Force, invites North Carolina growers and educators to an educational Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) 3rd-party audit. The educational audit will help participants better understand audits and allow growers to prepare for their own 3rd-party audit for GAPs certification.

Educational 3rd-Party GAPs Audits Agenda (PDF)

For more information about GAPs and food safety initiatives, please visit www.ncfreshproducesafety.org.

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Attendees don hair nets for a tour of the Premier Produce packing house during a Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) mock audit in Wilson, N.C. Attendees included N.C. Cooperative Extension personnel, N.C. Fresh Produce Safety Task Force members and growers from North Carolina.
Attendees of the Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) mock audit at Premier Produce in Wilson, N.C., included N.C. Cooperative Extension personnel, N.C. Fresh Produce Safety Task Force members and growers from North Carolina. The group toured cantaloupe fields during harvesting as NCDA/USDA auditors explained what a real GAPs audit would consist of in the field.
Michael Fagan, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, questions the harvest crew at Premier Produce to ensure that they have a working knowledge of the company's food safety plan during a Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) mock audit in Wilson, N.C.
Sarah Lancaster, office manager, and David Harrell, field manager, with Premier Produce hosted the Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) mock audit in Wilson, N.C., which included an inspection and tour of the cantaloupe fields.
Diane Ducharme, N.C. State University Program for Value-Added & Alternative Agriculture, discusses the Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) auditing process with Josh Jackson, Jackson Farming Co., at Premier Produce in Wilson, N.C, during a mock audit.
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