Section 7: The person The person responsible: Water test results Water responsible uses show contamination Stops spraying (if possible) Agricultural contaminated water to Notification from Identifies which house/zone/product is mix agricultural municipality affected chemicals used for Adverse event Obtains expert advice on the risk of overhead spray causing contamination and, if necessary, contamination of disposes of product source Treats in spray tank before continuing to spray The person The person responsible: Water tests indicate responsible does not water is contaminated Stops using water use potable water to Empties the and refills them with fill or replenish ponds potable water OR treats the water for for living/floating potability lettuce/herbs Disposes of product in direct contact with the contaminated water Section 8: The person The person responsible: Visible debris or Equipment responsible does not contamination is activities (harvesting) or maintain observed on Isolates any product in contact with production site equipment contaminated production site equipment equipment regularly Equipment breaks Cleans and maintains affected (e.g., annually, down causing equipment weekly) or properly chemical or physical Makes necessary changes to cleaning (e.g., pressure contamination procedure or schedule washer, sanitizer) Lubricants, oils and Re-trains employees to adhere to fuels leak on to food annual/weekly cleaning and contact surfaces maintenance schedule Disposes of product if it has come into direct contact with contamination. The person The person responsible: Visible debris or responsible does not contamination is activities (sorting, grading packing) clean or maintain observed on Isolates any product in contact with packinghouse equipment contaminated equipment equipment regularly Equipment breaks Cleans and maintains affected (e.g., daily, weekly) or down causing packinghouse equipment properly (e.g., chemical or physical Makes necessary changes to cleaning pressure washer, contamination procedure or schedule sanitizer) Lubricants, oils and Re-trains employees to adhere to fuels leak on to food cleaning and maintenance contact surfaces schedule Disposes of product if it has come into direct contact with contamination. The person The person responsible: Sprayer runs out of responsible applies chemical too early Identifies and isolates affected product inaccurate rates of Sprayer has too Obtains expert advice on the risk of agricultural chemicals much chemical left contamination and, if necessary, does because he/she did over after spraying not harvest the product not calibrate spray Re-calibrates equipment equipment properly or Re-trains employees on calibration at all schedule and procedures
Section 7: Water Agricultural The person responsible uses contaminated water to mix agricultural chemicals used for overhead spray Water test results show contamination Notification from municipality Adverse event causing contamination of source The person responsible: Stops spraying (if possible) Identifies which house/zone/product is affected Obtains expert advice on the risk of contamination and, if necessary, disposes of product Treats in spray tank before continuing to spray The person responsible does not use potable water to fill or replenish ponds for living/floating lettuce/herbs Water tests indicate water is contaminated The person responsible: Stops using water Empties the and refills them with potable water OR treats the water for potability Disposes of product in direct contact with the contaminated water Section 8: Equipment The person responsible does not or maintain production site equipment regularly (e.g., annually, weekly) or properly (e.g., pressure washer, sanitizer) Visible debris or contamination is observed on equipment Equipment breaks down causing chemical or physical contamination Lubricants, oils and fuels leak on to food contact surfaces The person responsible: activities (harvesting) Isolates any product in contact with contaminated production site equipment Cleans and maintains affected equipment Makes necessary changes to cleaning procedure or schedule Re-trains employees to adhere to annual/weekly cleaning and maintenance schedule Disposes of product if it has come into direct contact with contamination. The person responsible does not clean or maintain packinghouse equipment regularly (e.g., daily, weekly) or properly (e.g., pressure washer, sanitizer) Visible debris or contamination is observed on equipment Equipment breaks down causing chemical or physical contamination Lubricants, oils and fuels leak on to food contact surfaces The person responsible: activities (sorting, grading packing) Isolates any product in contact with contaminated equipment Cleans and maintains affected packinghouse equipment Makes necessary changes to cleaning procedure or schedule Re-trains employees to adhere to cleaning and maintenance schedule Disposes of product if it has come into direct contact with contamination. The person responsible applies inaccurate rates of agricultural chemicals because he/she did not calibrate spray equipment properly or at all Sprayer runs out of chemical too early Sprayer has too much chemical left over after spraying The person responsible: Identifies and isolates affected product Obtains expert advice on the risk of contamination and, if necessary, does not harvest the product Re-calibrates equipment Re-trains employees on calibration schedule and procedures
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