Produce Safety

Produce Safety Technician Program

Michigan is unique in that it is the only State to offer a Produce Safety Technician Program to it's farmers and produce producers. This program offers a variety of services to producers, all with a goal of helping to grow tasty and safe to eat produce.

Boxes of fresh produce like beans, apples, pears, and potatoes.

This program is entirely voluntary. The Michigan On Farm Produce Safety Program is non-regulatory, free of cost, and confidential. Your district Produce Safety Technician will work with you to improve produce safety practices, prepare producers for future inspections, and give one-on-one support for produce management.

Other services include:

Produce Safety Risk Assessments
On-Farm Readiness Review so farmers feel prepared to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
Farm Visits
Action Plan Development
Water Testing
Training Protocols
Record Keeping
Wash Pack Consultations
Microbial Risk Mitigation

Visit the Produce Safety Website

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For more information, or to schedule a service, please contact our local Produce Safety Technician.

Patrick Gordon

Produce Safety Technician

Berrien County Conservation District

Patrick.Gordon@macd.org

(517) 331-0093