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TABLE 3. Qualitative examples of non-compliance issues observed during Texas large farm
assessments
Subpart
Subpart description
Subpart section
Sub-subpart
description
Subpart C-Personnel
Qualifications and
Training
Subpart C of the PSR
highlights the qualifications
and training for
personnel who handle
covered produce or
work with food-contact
surfaces. It establishes
minimum personnel
qualifications and training
requirements for
personnel who handle
covered produce or
food-contact surfaces. It
includes additional requirements
for persons
who conduct harvest activities
for covered produce
and explains that at
least one supervisor or
other responsible party
for the farm must have
successfully completed
produce safety training
at least equivalent to
that received under a
standardized curriculum
recognized as adequate
by FDA.
112.21-The requirements
apply regarding
qualifications and
training for personnel
who handle (contact)
covered produce or
food-contact surfaces.
112.22-The minimum
requirements apply
for training personnel
who conduct a covered
activity.
112.30-The requirements
apply regarding
records.
112.21(a)-All personnel
handling covered
produce or food-contact
surfaces (including
temporary, part-time,
seasonal, and contract
personnel), or those
who involved in supervision,
must be hired
with adequate training
appropriate to their
responsibilities and
receive training periodically
thereafter, at least
once annually.
112.22(c)-At least one
supervisor or person
in charge of the farm
must have successfully
completed food safety
training at least equivalent
to that received
under a standard course
approved by the FDA.
112.30(b)-Records of
training that document
required personnel
training, including
training dates, topics
covered, and who was
trained, must be established,
and kept.
Subpart D-Health and
Hygiene
Subpart D of the PSR
indicates the hygienic
practices personnel
must use to protect
against contamination
with known or foreseeable
hazards, and the
measures must be taken
to prevent visitors and
ill or infected persons
from contaminating
covered produce and
food-contact surfaces
with microorganisms of
public health significance.
Non-compliance
issue
observed in the field
specific to subpart
section subsection
Field personnel were
working with covered
produce, but were not
trained.
Supervisor or other
responsible person for
farm did not receive
training of the standardized
curriculum
recognized as adequate
by the FDA.
Growers did not have
documents of required
training of personnel
and specifics on dates
and personnel trained
were lacking.
112.32-Hygienic
practices that personnel
must use.
112.32(b)(4)-If personnel
choose to use gloves
in handling covered
produce or food-contact
surfaces, keep the gloves
intact and hygienic, and
replace them when no
longer able to do so.
It was observed that
growers were wearing
gloves with holes/
tears during harvesting
activities.
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