Publications and Resources

Fresh Produce Safety Centre publications:

Guidelines for Fresh Produce Food Safety (2022)
FPSC Guidelines – Managing Water (2022)
FPSC Guidelines – Managing People (2022)
FPSC Guidelines – Managing Chemicals (2022)
Fact Sheet – Effects of Bushfires on Fresh Produce Safety (2021)
Fact Sheet – Food Defence for the Fresh Produce Industry (2021)
Fact Sheet – Foreign Object Contamination of Fresh Produce (2021)
Fact Sheet – Impact of Animals on the Risk of Foodborne Illnesses in Fresh Produce (2021)
Fact Sheet – Reducing Listeria Contamination from Salad Vegetables (2021)
Fact Sheet – Food Safety Culture (2021)
FPSC 2025 Innovation Agenda: Rapid Diagnostic Methods for Foodborne Pathogens Outlook for the Fresh Produce Industry (Summary) (2021)
FPSC 2025 Innovation Agenda: Rapid Diagnostic Methods for Foodborne Pathogens Outlook for the Fresh Produce Industry (Full Report) (2021)
Fact Sheet – Reducing Food Safety Risks from Pre-harvest Water (2020)
Reducing Food Safety Risks From Pre-harvest Water (2020)
FPSC 2025 Innovation Agenda Review of the Audit Process (Summary) (2020)
FPSC 2025 Innovation Agenda Review of the Audit Process (Full Report) (2020)
Fact Sheet – Impact of Animals on the Risk of Foodborne Illness in Fresh Produce (2020)
Fact Sheet – Reducing Listeria Contamination from Salad Vegetables (2019)
Fact Sheet Foreign Object Contamination of Fresh Produce (2019)
Understanding the Gaps: A Food Safety Literature Review (2015)
Fact Sheet – Frozen Berries Hepatitis A Virus Outbreak (2015)

 

Recommended third party resources:

Melon Food Safety Best Practice Guide (2019)
Melon Food Safety Toolbox (2019)
Food safety and quality assurance (QA) programs
Australian Cold Chain Guidelines (2017)
Australian Melon Food Safety Guide
Agricultural Water – CPS Five Year Research Review (PDF, 1.3 MB, 2014)
Field Tomato Food Safety Guide (2014)
Guidance for thermal inactivation of hepatitis A in berries, provided by FSANZ & NZ MPI
Guidelines for the Management of Microbial Food Safety in Fruit Packing Houses (PDF, 428 KB, 2002)
Horticulture Industry Crisis Management Guidelines (2010)
Minimising the risk of microbial contamination of fresh produce (PDF, 81 KB, 2006)
provided by the Quality Management Working Group and Freshcare
NSW Food Authority Food Recall Plan Template
NSW Food Authority fact sheet: A presumptive Listeria positive (PDF, 298 KB, 2015)
NSW Food Authority fact sheet: Audits in the food industry (PDF, 306 KB, 2015)
NZ MPI Recall Guidance Material (PDF, 790 KB, 2015)
SHAFFE Guide to International Retailer QA Requirements (PDF, 924 KB, 2011)

Presentations and Events:

Fresh Produce Safety Conference 2022, 11 August 2022
Fresh Produce Safety Conference 2021, 18 August 2021
Rapid Diagnostic Methods Webinar, 19 July 2021
Fresh Produce Safety Conference 2019, 14 August 2019
New Genomic Treatment in Berries, Dr Kevin Folta, University of Florida, 16 August 2019
Fresh Produce Tampering: Prevent, Prepare, Respond, Auckland Workshop, 4 March 2019
Food Safety Culture Webinar – Take It Seriously, 15 November 2018
Auckland Fresh Produce Recall Workshop, 1 June 2018
Webinar: Risk Assessment for Pre-harvest Water Use, 11 November 2017
Fresh Produce Safety Conference 2017, 9 August 2017
Masterclass: Building capability and safety in fresh produce, Hobart, 30 November 2016
Fresh Produce Safety Conference 2016, 10 August 2016
Fresh Produce Safety Centre Professional Development Event, 1 March 2016
Fresh Produce Safety Conference 2015, 12 August 2015
Introduction by Richard Bennett, FPSC Technology Manager (PDF, 1.8 MB)
“Can we test our way to food safety?” by Andrew Wilson, Safe Food Production Queensland, 1 March 2016 (PDF, 1.9 MB)
“Building confidence based on test results” by Brendan Hayes, Coles (PDF, 1.3 MB)