CEA Alliance Food Safety Best Practices To Be Featured in IFPA Virtual Town Hall, November 8

The CEA Alliance’s new best practices document Commodity Specific Food Safety Guidelines for Controlled Environment Agriculture Produce Production of Leafy Greens and Herbs will be the focus of the International Fresh Produce Association’s Virtual Town Hall on Wednesday, November 8 at 12:00 Noon Eastern.  The Virtual Town Hall is free to all participants. 

The document provides guidance in all areas in production of leafy greens, and was developed by the Alliance’s Food Safety Working Group in collaboration with IFPA.  The document was developed under the guidance of more than 20 CEA Alliance Food Safety Working Group members.  Outside scientific reviewers included a number of government, academic, retail, foodservice and third-party auditors.

Leading the Town Hall will be Tom Stenzel, CEA Alliance Executive Director; Dr. Jennifer McEntire, founder of Food Safety Strategy LLC and former Chief Food Safety and Regulatory Officer of IFPA; and Monica Noble, CEA Alliance Board member and Director of Quality and Safety for 80 Acres. 

Please visit https://www.freshproduce.com/events/virtual-town-hall/ to register.

To download the document Commodity Specific Food Safety Guidelines for Controlled Environment Agriculture Produce Production of Leafy Greens and Herbs, please visit www.ceaalliance.com.

The Controlled Environment Agriculture Alliance (CEA Alliance) is a membership trade association representing and serving vertical farms and greenhouse producers growing fruits and vegetables in a highly controlled indoor production environment.  Controlled environment growers employ a variety of agricultural production methods and technology to create optimal growing conditions with rigorous environmental controls.  Growers utilize innovative technologies such as hydroponics, aeroponics, aquaponics, and soil-based systems to grow a wide variety of fruits and vegetables.  For more information, please contact Tom Stenzel, Executive Director, at Tom@CEAAlliance.com.