Source: Christina Herrick, GROWING PRODUCE, 8/26/18


USDA’s Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Plus+ audit program for specialty crops is now accepted as technically equivalent by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). “Technical equivalence means producers utilizing this one-stop USDA audit also meet other U.S. and international regulatory and market requirements,” said Greg Ibach, USDA’s Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs. “This important international recognition cuts down on paperwork, saves money and time, and ultimately grows markets for American farmers.”

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