Agricultural Safety:
Food Preparation & Handling
This page provides resources and information related to safety in agricultural and commercial food production, preparation, and handling.
For information about consumer food safety, see Families & Consumers: Food Safety.
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
- AFDO Retail Processing Guides series
- Chlorine Use In Produce Packing Lines
- Commercial Food Safety
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- European Food Safety Certification - The "GlobalGAP" Standard and its Accredited Certification Program
- Federal Regulation of the Food Industry series
- Food Security
- Foodborne Illness
- Fresh Produce Handling, Sanitation, and Safety Measures series
- Handling Florida Vegetables series
- Handwashing
- Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)
- Postharvest and Handling
- Safe Handling of Food and Water in a Hurricane or Related Disaster
- Small Farm Food Safety series
- Worker Health and Hygiene
Other Sites & Publications
- Food Manager Training and Certification--American Food Safety Institute
- Food Manager Certification Requirements--FDH
- Food Protection Manager Certification Information--FDACS (pdf)
- HACCP for Public Food Service Establishments--MyFlorida
- HACCP--USDA/FDA
- HACCP Training Activities--International HACCP Alliance
- Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point--USDA/CFSAN
- National Certification: FSP Certificate--National Registry of Food Safety Professionals
- National Certification: ServSafe®
- National Certification: Thomson Prometric
- National Good Agricultural Practices Program--Cornell University
- Safe Food Handling Fact Sheets--USDA
- Return to Agricultural Safety
General Resources
UF/IFAS Sites
- Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department
- Department of Animal Sciences
- Farm Safety--Small Farms / Alternative Enterprises
- FAWN: Florida Automated Weather Network
- Florida AgSafe
- Florida State Agricultural Response Team
- Food Science and Human Nutrition Department
- Research Center for Food Distribution and Retailing
- Soil and Water Science Department
- Wedgworth Leadership Institute for Agriculture and Natural Resources
UF/IFAS Publications
- Agricultural Laws and Regulations
- Agricultural Safety
- Agricultural Safety and Children
- Safety Notes and News--Florida AgSafe
State & Federal Agencies
- Agricultural Safety and Health--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- CDC
- FDACS
- National Ag Safety Database--CDC
- OSHA
- USDA
- U.S. Department of Labor
Other Sites & Publications
For-Sale Products
- HACCP: Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Training Curriculum
- Introduction to Safe Pesticide Handling for Pest Control Technicians: Five Days to Pesticide Safety
- Rhythm of the Seasons
- Sanitation Control Procedures for Processing Fish and Fishery Products
- WPS (Worker Protection Standard) Training
- Worker Health and Hygiene Program for the Produce Industry
