In this email: The Tinkerer’s Guide to Produce Safety

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The Produce Safety Team

September 20th, 2023 (updated from 9/18/23)

VIDEO

Simple & Affordable Wash Pack Design

Landen Tetil & Micah Hutchison | Produce Safety Technicians

Alison Buskirk | Digital Media Designer

Michigan Produce Safety Technicians Landen Tetil and Micah Hutchison caught up with Michigan growers to learn more about ways to build a unique and low cost wash pack station. These affordable wash pack ideas are functional, and address some key food safety risks that are commonly found in produce “wash-packs.”

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PODCAST EPISODE

Best Practices for a Safe Washing Machine Greens Spinner

Amanda Kinchla, Extension Professor of Food Science at the University of Massachusetts, joins our podcast to discuss her research on contamination risks of washing machine greens spinners and how they compare to commercial units. Listen to Podcast

ONLINE RESOURCE

Farm Hack: How to Build a Washing Machine Greens Spinner

If you're interested in converting a washing machine into a greens spinner, learn how to do it safely from the University of Vermont Extension. Read How-To GuideR

ARTICLE

Farm Hack to Help with Dirty Bucket Bottoms

Allissa Conley | Produce Safety Technician

Dragging buckets or lugs across the ground during harvest activities increases the risk of contamination of harvested produce. This article highlights how one farm has found an efficient way to modify blueberry picking equipment to better practice food safety in the field. Read Article