Agriculture Sector: Food Safety Training and Events

Book a Food Safety workshop and we will tailor it to your group size. To learn more, please contact us at 1-877-424-1300 or ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca.

Food safety workshops for On-Farm Food Safety

• Irrigation water
• Post harvest water
• Post harvest water sanitation demonstrations
• Hygiene and hand washing
• Manures and composts
• Traceability
• Multi-Commodity on-farm food safety
• Risk assessment

  
  Irrigation water

  Do you wonder about the quality of your irrigation water and its potential effect on food safety? Do you know how to take a proper water sample from your pond? Do you know where to send your sample and how do you interpret the results? This session will present:

  • the do's and don'ts of taking a water sample
  • a list of labs that test water
  • a demonstration on how to do a water test
  • what the test results mean, and
  • advice on how to protect your water source

  
  Post harvest water

  Do you wash your produce with recycled water? If yes, attend this session and learn about:

  • the risks of using poor quality water
  • pros and cons of some commonly used sanitizers
  • factors that can alter the effectiveness of sanitizers, and
  • ways to monitor sanitizer levels

  
  Post harvest water sanitation demonstrations

  Learn more about post harvest water sanitation and what system will work best for your operation through this hands-on demonstration workshop.

  Hygiene and hand washing

  Do you have workers that need good hygiene and hand washing training? This session will provide you with tools and advice on how to teach both.

  Manures and composts

  Do you use manure, compost or compost teas? This session covers:

  • the potential risks to ready to eat crops
  • issues with making compost
  • the do's and don'ts on applying, handling and storing manure and/or compost

  
  Traceability

  Are you considering a traceability session for your operation? This session will:

  • increase your understanding of what traceability means for your operation
  • highlight the benefits to your business

  
  Multi-commodity on-farm food safety

  Do you have both livestock and edible crops on your operation? Learn about the food safety practices that will help you reduce the risk of cross-contamination
  

  Risk assessment

  Identify and assess your food safety risks on the farm, and measures you can take to minimize those risks.
  

  ---

  Can't find a workshop to suit your needs? Let us know! We will add new workshops on other topics based on demand.

  ---