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Guía para la industria: Evaluación de la inocuidad de los cultivos alimentarios para el consumo humano afectados por las inundaciones

FinalHuman Foods Program09/17/2018

Description

La finalidad de este documento es guiar a los productores sobre cómo evaluar la inocuidad de los cultivos alimentarios para el consumo humano afectados por las inundaciones. Esta guía se aplica a todos los cultivos alimentarios. En concreto, este documento ofrece una guía sobre:

Scope & Applicability

Product Classes

4
Leafy Greens

Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Leafy Greens; Evaluating irrigation methods for their potential to introduce human pathogens on leafy greens.; Subject of the safety evaluation and handling procedures

Lettuce and Leafy Greens

Subject of commodity specific food safety guidelines

Fresh Produce

Cause of outbreaks of foodborne illness

Ready-to-eat product

Leafy greens that will be further processed into a ready-to-eat (RTE) product.

Stakeholders

3
Operator

Person whose actions may cause a product to be deemed adulterated

Fresh-cut processors

Entities subject to CGMP regulations for leafy greens

Commercial suppliers

Obtaining compost from commercial suppliers that maintain temperature monitoring.

Regulatory Context

Attributes

3
Raw Agricultural Commodity

food in its raw or natural state

Ready-to-eat

Product status indicating no need for further washing

Microbial quality

Testing the water source regularly to ensure that it is of appropriate microbial quality.

Identified Hazards

Hazards

5
Microbial food safety hazards

Focus of the guidance document

Cross-Contamination

automated liquid handling systems can pose a risk of contamination within or between test runs

Microbial food safety

Risk factors in fresh and fresh-cut produce

Flooding

Flooding may contaminate crops that are in close proximity to soil.

Human pathogens

Microbial risks such as cross-contamination in wash water

Related CFR Sections (1)

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