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Freshcare: The National On-Farm Assurance Program
Freshcare is an industry owned, not-for-profit on-farm assurance program, established and maintained to service the Australian fresh produce industry. Freshcare is currently the largest Australian on–farm assurance program for fresh produce; proudly providing on-farm food safety & quality and environmental certification services to over 5000 members nationally. The foundations of the Freshcare Program are the user-friendly Codes of Practice and detailed training support materials. The Freshcare Codes describe the practices required on farm to provide an assurance that fresh produce is safe to eat, has been prepared to customer specifications and legislative requirements; and has been grown with care for the environment.
Freshcare currently offers certification to the following Codes of Practice, following participation in an approved Freshcare training course:
- Freshcare Food Safety & Quality
- Freshcare Environmental
- Freshcare Environmental - Viticulture
- Freshcare Environmental - Winery
The Freshcare Codes of Practice are versatile and user-friendly, created to be implemented as stand-alone programs or integrated as one combined on-farm assurance system. The Freshcare Codes of Practice can also be incorporated with other quality, food safety and farm management schemes.
Click to view the current Freshcare Newsletter and Wine Industry Newsletter
Food Standards Australia New Zealand is calling for submissions on a report looking at the safety of fresh produce including fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, tree nuts and edible flowers... Click here to view the full article
Reminder: FarmReady Reimbursement will not be available for courses completed after 31 May 2012.
The Certification Rules for the Freshcare Food Safety & Quality Code of Practice will be available for download soon.
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