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A PSRA is a way for a farm to ensure that they are following best produce safety
practices as they align with the Produce Safety Rule and Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs).
1
CONTACT
Contact your local Produce Safety Technician to determine when they can meet you or another food safety representative on your farm for a PSRA.
2
SCHEDULE
Schedule a date that you will be able to do a walk through of the farm and
review the PSRA with a Technician.
3
MEET
Meet on the farm and do a walk through of farm. Review the assessment and parts of your
operation that apply to produce safety, or schedule a follow up to go through the assessment.
4
ACTION PLAN
An action plan is provided to the grower on the next steps they need to take to
implement certain practices and procedures.
5
IMPLEMENTATION
The farm works to implement action items and complete their
Food Safety Plan, with continued assistance from Technician as needed.
6
REVIEW
The farm contacts their Technician once they feel they have completed
the action items and their Food Safety Plan.
7
REVISIT
A Technician schedules another visit with you to check that the action
items and Food Safety Plan are ready to go. (This may take multiple visits.)
8
SUBMISSION
Once complete, the Technician submits a certificate to be signed
and approved by the State.
9
AWARD
The Technician awards the farm a Completion Certificate and helps them
complete the Logo Agreement if they would like logo usage.
10
CHECK-IN
The Technician will continue to be available to provide assistance after completion. The Technician
will schedule a revisit with the farm on the 3 year mark of them being awarded a Certificate.
This is detailed as the 'expiration date' on the Certificate.
11
CONTINUATION
If there are no produce safety concerns on the 3 year mark, the Certificate stays with the farm.
If any action items arise, the Technician works with the grower to implement any changes necessary.
ANALYSIS +
IMPLEMENTATION +
PLAN =
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