More Than Words illustrations

Illustrations provide a powerful and effective way to communicate concepts without the use of text. The PSA Grower Training Course teaches individuals about the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule (PSR), how to assess produce safety risks, and implement practices to reduce identified risks. This training contains complex regulatory language and scientific information, which can be difficult to understand. Incorporation of illustrations will provide an opportunity for learners to engage with the information in a different way to enhance their learning experience. These illustrations allow growers to consider risks they may have on their farms, practices that could reduce these risks, and regulatory provisions that may be relevant if they are subject to the FSMA PSR.

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illustration of person standing on a ladder harvesting apples

Avoiding the Harvest of Contaminated Fruit

illustration of person inspecting harvest bins

Harvest Bin Inspections

illustration showing flags being put in a field to indicate a no harvest zone

Establishing No Harvest Buffer Zones

illustration showing produce tanks being drained

Managing Post-Harvest Water and Change Schedules

illustration of a packinghouse showing work flow

Packinghouse Flow: Considerations for Food Safety

illustration of person standing at sink sanitizing tools

Cleaning and Sanitizing Tools

illustration of person cleaning harvester in a growing field

Harvest Equipment Sanitation

illustration of people dry cleaning in a packinghouse

Packinghouse Sanitation: Dry Cleaning

illustration showing hard to clean areas on equipment

Sanitation Challenges: Hard to Clean Equipment

illustration showing food in a packinghouse cooler

Food Safety in Packinghouse Coolers

illustration showing green beans with processing steps to become canned beans

Exemptions and Exclusions – Commercial Processing

illustration showing proper hand cleaning

Proper Use of Hand Sanitizer

illustration showing 2 people reviewing u-pick visitor requirements

FSMA PSR Visitor Requirements

illustration showing composting steps

Categorizing Biological Soil Amendments of Animal Origin

illustration of a flow chart to show a farm's status of being exempt

Exemptions and Exclusions: Determining a Farm’s Status

Illustration of Rarely Consumed Raw Food

Exemptions and Exclusions: Rarely Consumed Raw

Illustration of Non Produce Food Grains

Exemptions and Exclusions – Non-Produce Food Grains

Illustration of Microorganisms

Microorganisms Can Be Found on Produce Surfaces

Illustration of Dropped Covered Produce

Dropped Covered Produce

Illustration of In-field Pooling and Implications for Harvest

In-field Pooling and Implications for Harvest

Illustration of Flooding and Implications for Harvest

Flooding and Implications for Harvest

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 Funding Acknowledgement: This resource is supported by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $109,346.00 received from National Farmers Union with 100 percent funded by FDA/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by FDA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit FDA.gov.