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Result Information for Audit Number:
133043 Ranch: Dome Valley Farm 63 (27-34) Grower: Doug Mellon Farms, Inc. Produce List: Lettuce,Lettuce, Romaine,Broccoli Crew Name Or Number: N/A Foreman Or Contact Person: Joanne Kidd City / Location: Audit Start: 11/02/2010 08:00 Audit End: 11/02/2010 09:00 Audit Score In Percentage: 93% Average Primus Score: 97% |
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| Is the growing area situated in a higher risk location where contamination could occur from nearby operations or functions (e.g. leach fields, runoff or potential flooding from sewers, toilet systems, industrial facilities, labor camps)? If No, go to 4.05 | "Higher risk" refers to any nearby activities or operations that could pose a threat to the growing area. These might include chemical, microbiological, or physical contamination or pollution. Examples include, but are not limited to runoff or potential flooding from sewers, toilet systems, industrial facilities, labor camps (issues of trash). | |||||||
| Are postings such as "No Trespassing" and/or " Restricted Entry" used appropriately? | http://www.usda.gov/documents/PreHarvestSecurity_final.pdf | |||||||
| Are entrances to ranch-level roads restricted by gates, chains, guard stations, etc.? | http://www.usda.gov/documents/PreHarvestSecurity_final.pdf | |||||||
| Are wells or other water sources secured and designed to prohibit tampering? | http://www.usda.gov/documents/PreHarvestSecurity_final.pdf | |||||||
| Do animals (domestic, livestock, or wild) have access to the water source? | Animals (domestic, livestock, or wild) should not have access to the system due to the possibility of contamination occurrences. | |||||||
| Are the toilets maintained in a clean and sanitary condition and are there records showing toilet cleaning, servicing and stocking is occurring regularly? | Toilets should be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. Servicing records (either contracted or in-house) should be available for review showing toilet cleaning, servicing and stocking is occurring regularly. Toilet paper should be available at each toilet location and maintained in a hygienic manner (held on rolls, not be placed in urinals or on the floor). Soiled tissue should not placed in trash cans and/or on the floor. | |||||||
| Are hand wash stations properly stocked with soap, paper towels and trash can? | All hand washing facilities must be stocked with soap. Liquid/foam/powder with single use pump dispenser method preferred over communal bar type. To reduce the spreading of germs, single-use towels available at all hand washing facilities. Are trash cans provided for soiled paper towels. | |||||||
| Does the growing operation have a documented and implemented policy and procedure in place requiring employees to wash their hands (e.g. prior to beginning work, after breaks, after toilet use)? | There should be a written policy supported by visual evidence that employees are required to wash their hands prior to beginning work, after breaks, after using the toilets etc. Other times when hand washing might be appropriate especially if around the growing crop include after using a tissue, after touching chemicals and at any point where hands maybe contaminated with a substance that if this substance was to come into contact with the edible portion of the crop, it would be a food safety concern. | |||||||