Produce Safety Alliance

The Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) is a collaboration between Cornell University, FDA, and USDA to prepare fresh produce growers to meet the regulatory requirements included in the United States Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule.

View our PSA fact sheet to learn more about our program.

FSMA Final Rule on Produce Safety

The Final Produce Safety Rule (PSR) was made publicly available on November 13, 2015. Visit the FDA website to read more about the Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption.

FSMA PSR Revisions to Pre-Harvest Agricultural Water Requirements

The revised text of Subpart E: Agricultural Water was published on May 6, 2024. Visit the FDA website to read more about FSMA Final Rule on Pre-Harvest Agricultural Water.

Pilot V2.0 PSA Grower Training Course

A Version 2.0 of the PSA Grower Training (GT) course curriculum is being developed. As part of this effort, we would like to invite produce growers, extension educators/trainers, and fresh produce regulators to participate in a pilot GT course to share their feedback on this new version.

To ensure balanced representation across stakeholder groups, a selection process to participate in these courses is being conducted using a Qualtrics survey. We are targeting 4 specific groups; (1) fresh produce growers who have never attended a PSA GT, (2) fresh produce growers who have already taken a PSA GT, (3) extension educators or others who are currently serving as PSA Trainers, and (4) regulatory personnel engaged in FSMA Produce Safety Rule inspections.

If you belong to one of these groups and are interested in being considered for one of the pilots, please fill out the survey before March 20. If you know others who belong to one of these groups that may be interested, please share this email with them. We are working to create a nationally representative pool of participants and appreciate your assistance with sharing this information as widely as possible.

If you have any questions, please contact the PSA team at psatrainers [at] cornell.edu (psatrainers[at]cornell[dot]edu).