June 12th, 2020 – Field Sanitation
Greg Komar, CA LGMA
This document contains the CA LGMA’s proposals and comments to the Field Sanitation section.
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May 27th, 2020 – Field Sanitation
Teressa Lopez, AZ LGMA
In this document, the AZ LGMA proposes consolidating similar bullet points, transferring best practice bullet points into SOP’s, and created new suggested language to different areas of emphasis. The key areas of modification are Harvest Equipment and Tools SOP, Harvest Containers, and Food Packaging Materials.
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May 4th, 2020 – Water Amendment
Greg Komar, CA LGMA
In the accompanying document, you will find suggested changes to be made to the LGMA-accepted food safety practices in the area of agricultural water (specifically related to drip and furrow irrigation and application of chemicals). The document includes new best practice language, enhancements to sampling requirements for system-based water use, enhancements to the post-harvest water section, and a new section for chemical water application water.
*This document is a revised version of the April 7, 2020 submission from Greg Komar with the CA LGMA.
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May 4th, 2020 – Water Amendment
Teressa Lopez, AZ LGMA
The accompanying document includes comments and suggestions on chemical compatibility, physical disinfection, on farm practices regarding harvest and post-harvest contact, and more.
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May 4th, 2020 – Water Amendment
Amanda Brooks, Yuma Safe Produce Council
This proposal provides notes and suggestions on chemical compatibility, agricultural water treatment, document consistency, and root cause analysis.
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May 4th, 2020 – Water Amendment
Paul Monadragon, Ag Partners SW
The document suggests including additional components within the metrics that make clear (more clear) that UV is an equally acceptable approach to be used.
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May 4th, 2020 – Water Amendment
Lacy Litten, Innovation Produce
The focus of this proposal is on agricultural water systems, sourced mainly from Type A wells commonly found in the Santa Maria and Salinas Valleys. While Type A well water likely carries the lowest risk, the most recent metrics revision only gives a snapshot of water quality through initial and routine testing. The proposal suggests allowing monthly water sampling to verify water quality throughout the entire growing season. There are no proposed changes to Type B water nor B->A water.
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May 4th, 2020 – Water Amendment
Jeremy Vanderzyl, Duncan Family Farms
This proposal includes a request to change the current treatment and sampling metrics to remove the rigidity of compliance and instead focus water sampling as a tool to developing risk assessments and allow for flexibility in the treatment process.
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April 7th, 2020 – Water Amendment
Greg Komar, CA LGMA
In the accompanying document, you will find suggested changes to be made to the LGMA-accepted food safety practices in the area of agricultural water (specifically related to drip and furrow irrigation and application of chemicals). The document includes new best practice language, enhancements to sampling requirements for system-based water use, enhancements to the post-harvest water section, and a new section for chemical water application water.
Submitted Comments
Mark Shakespeare – Walmart Inc.
a) Furrow irrigation – require an addition to irrigation records that notes that furrow irrigation water did not come into contact with the edible portion of the crop if applied < 21 days before harvest.
b) Furrow irrigation – if furrow irrigation water does contact edible portion of the crop < 21 days before harvest, then this would trigger corrective actions (irrespective of the water quality microbiological test results).
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The 2020-21 Calendar
Western Growers supports the continuous improvement of the LGMA-approved leafy green food safety guidelines. Western Growers maintains a Master Calendar to facilitate a systematic amendment process. On January 9, 2020 Western Growers published the 2020-2021 calendar. This year the first topics for review include agricultural water and field sanitation.
While Western Growers publishes a Master Calendar to facilitate an organized review of the complete LGMA-approved leafy green food safety guidelines. stakeholders are free to leave comments and propose changes on any area of the document even if it is not currently being reviewed.
Important Documents
- AZ LGMA 2020 Final Guidelines (clean version)
- CA LGMA 2020 Final Guidelines (clean version)
- AZ LGMA 2020 Soil Amendments Excerpt – Working Draft
- CA LGMA 2020 Soil Amendments Excerpt – Working Draft
View all current proposed changes and comments on the Submissions page.
Notable Dates:
Upcoming:
- Propose a Change
- Soil Amendments – TBD
- CAFOs – TBD
- Other Sections – TBD
Participate in the Process
If you are interested in proposing changes to the Soil Amendments section, follow these steps:
1. Download either the CA or AZ Soil Amendment working drafts.
2. Use the Word function “Track Changes” to outline your revisions throughout the document. (If you are new to tracking changes, click here to review a guide.)
3. Use the Word function “New Comment” to provide details on how the proposed change will enhance food safety, along with the rationale behind the change.
To view an example of steps 2 and 3, click here. In this example, revisions are tracked within the document and a statement on how the proposed revision enhances food safety along with the rationale for the change are provided through the Word function “Comments” in the right-hand panel.
4. When you are ready to submit your document, click on “Propose a Change”.
Note: We are only accepting proposals that follow the above steps. If you have any questions about this process, please contact us at WGScience@wga.com.