Tips, Tools and Guidelines for Food Distribution and Food Safety
Tips, Tools and Guidelines for Food Distribution and Food Safety
Download complete publication (34MB)
Due to the large size of this file, we have separated the sections into individual files for easier downloading.
FTS-Tips-cover-TOC
Cover, Table of Contents and Credits (2.7MB)
Section 1: Distribution
Section 2: Food Safety
- Developing a Food Safety Plan for Your Fresh Produce Operation (1.6MB)
- Glossary of Food Safety Terms (305k)
- Fresh Produce Handling Tips for Schools (395k)
- Fresh, Healthy and Safe Food: Best Practices for Using Produce from School Gardens section2-fresh-healthy-safe-food(3.76MB)
Section 3: Tips and Tools
- Tips and Tools for Farm-to-School Distribution: Helpful Hints and Materials for Producers, Schools and Distributors (1.8MB)
- Memorandum of Understanding Example (337k)
- Farm-To-School Templates: Tools for Participating Producers and Schools (8.45MB)
Farm to School Distribution Cost Template
Farm-To-School_Distribution-Cost-Template-fuel-update.xlsx
Farm-To-School-Distribution-Cost-Template_97-2003_update-2011.xls
Food Safety Log and Worksheets
The following worksheets are intended to serve as templates pertaining to documentation and record keeping occuring within a typical fresh produce food safety program.
The following are included in this file:
- Irrigation Spray Water Treatment Log
- Worker Training Log
- Fertilizer / Compost / Manure Applications Log
- Wildlife Control Log
- Field / Packing Shed Restroom Cleaning and Service Log
- Field Harvest / Processing / Packing Cleaning Log
- Truck Checklist
- Processing / Packing Line / Facility Cleaning Log
- Pest / Rodent Control Log
- Washing / Cooling / Sanitizing Water Treatment Log
- Cooler Temperature Log & Calibration of Your Thermometer Information
- Produce Tracing Log
- Recall / Traceback log
- Illness / Injury Reporting Log
- First Aid Kit Monitoring Log
- Visitor Log