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SUMMARY:Webinar: Organic Post-Harvest Handling and Food Safety
DESCRIPTION:This webinar walks through the standards that govern organic crop integrity from harvest through storage and transportation\, covering approved handling practices\, contamination prevention\, and the regulatory overlap between organic certification and food safety requirements. Key takeaways:  \n\n\nApproved mechanical\, physical\, and preventative controls — moisture and temperature management\, seed cleaning\, and equipment considerations — for maintaining crop quality and managing pest and disease pressure through handling\, storage\, and transport\n\n\n\nThe safeguards required to prevent contamination and commingling of organic crops throughout post-harvest handling\n\n\n\nPermitted materials and practices for wash water sanitation\, pest control\, and equipment clean-out\, and how they align with Organic System Plan and record-keeping requirements\n\n\n\nThe distinction between raw agricultural commodity handling and further processing\, and how organic regulations intersect with food safety requirements including preventive programs\, lot traceability\, and sanitation\n\nPresented by Sara Runkel\, M.S.\, Local Food Program Director at the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. \n\n\n\nTuesday\, September 22\, 2026 · 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Central Free for everyone\, members and non-members alike. Earn 1.0 CCA/CPAg Organic CEU or 1.0 CPSS/CPSC Professional Meetings credit. Registration includes the live session and a recording.
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