Welcome to the University of Vermont Produce Safety Portal

This is a customizable web-portal for produce growers and other produce industry members to access and organize their produce safety world.  

From here, users:

  • search several different types of produce safety resource, including photos, case studies, and model procedures;
  • create accounts, and customize personal “one-stop” dashboards;
  • contribute content, ask questions, and stay in touch.

For details about the Portal, please visit the about page.
Questions about searching, creating an account, or submitting your resource? Email the Produce Safety team at hans.estrin@uvm.edu or call 802-257-7967, or give us feedback here.

Start Your Search

There are currently 60 resources published in the portal.

218
217
216
215
214
209
205
204
203
202
201
200
199
198
197
196
193
192
191
190
189
188
187
186
184
183
182
181
180
177
176
175
174
168
167
166
165
164
163
162
161
160
159
158
157
156
155
154
153
152
151
150
149
148
147
145
137
140
139
136

Recent Updates

On-farm Food Safety: Cleaning and Sanitizing Guide

Added by Rachel Schattman • Last updated June 6, 2025
Author: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Type: Fact Sheets
Topic: Worker Health, Hygiene & Training; Post Harvest Handling & Sanitation

Cleaning and sanitizing are part of an overall food safety plan to provide the safest and best quality fresh fruits, vegetables, greens, and herbs to customers. Checklists, standard procedures, and schedules are typically the best ways to communicate
 information to employees and document that proper cleaning and sanitizing practices are followed. This fact sheet includes suggested...

Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Manual

Added by Hans Estrin • Last updated July 3, 2024
Author: Produce Safety Alliance
Type: Produce Safety Rule – FSMA compliance; Planning & Verification Programs – CAPS & GAPS; People & Services
Topic: Produce Safety Introduction; Worker Health, Hygiene & Training; Soil Amendments (Compost & Manure); Wild/Domestic Animals & Land Use; Agricultural Water (Pre/Post Harvest); Post Harvest Handling & Sanitation; Produce Safety Rules, Regulations & Templates; Diversified Farms: Processing, Aggregation, Livestock Integration

This is the Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Manual, which is available for public use. The date after the tab name indicates the upload date. As revisions are made the dates will be updated to reflect a revised upload.