FV 5.2.6 Are vehicles used for pre-farm Farm vehicles used for loading and Major gate transport of harvested pre-farm gate transport of Must produce and any equipment used harvested produce are cleaned and for loading cleaned and maintained so as to prevent maintained where necessary produce contamination (e.g. soil, according to risk? dirt, animal manure, spills, etc.). FV 5.3 Water Quality FV 5.3.1 If ice (or water) is used during Any ice or water used in relation to Major Is there an applicable national any operations relating to harvest harvest or cooling shall meet Must legislation that determines water or cooling, does it meet the microbial standards for drinking quality used on post harvest production? microbial standards for drinking water and shall be handled under water, and is it handled under sanitary conditions to prevent sanitary conditions to prevent produce contamination. The only produce contamination? exception is in the case of cranberry fields that are harvested by flooding, where producers shall at a minimum guarantee that the water is not a source of microbiological contamination.
FV 5.2.6 Are vehicles used for pre-farm gate transport of harvested produce and any equipment used for loading cleaned and maintained where necessary according to risk? Farm vehicles used for loading and pre-farm gate transport of harvested produce are cleaned and maintained so as to prevent produce contamination (e.g. soil, dirt, animal manure, spills, etc.). Major Must FV 5.3 Water Quality FV 5.3.1 If ice (or water) is used during any operations relating to harvest or cooling, does it meet the microbial standards for drinking water, and is it handled under sanitary conditions to prevent produce contamination? Any ice or water used in relation to harvest or cooling shall meet microbial standards for drinking water and shall be handled under sanitary conditions to prevent produce contamination. The only exception is in the case of cranberry fields that are harvested by flooding, where producers shall at a minimum guarantee that the water is not a source of microbiological contamination. Major Must Is there an applicable national legislation that determines water quality used on post harvest production?