Result Information for Audit Number: 133074
Ranch: Ogram 18 (3-4) Grower: Doug Mellon Farms, Inc.
Produce List: Lettuce,Lettuce, Romaine
Crew Name Or Number: N/A
Foreman Or Contact Person: Joanne Kidd
City / Location:
Audit Start: 11/02/2010 11:00
Audit End: 11/02/2010 12:00
Audit Score In Percentage: 96%
Average Primus Score: 97%
Severity
Category
Question Number
Question
Desired Answer
Possible Score
Given Answer
Your Score
Recommendation
C
Adjacent Land Use
04.04
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
No
10
Yes
0
"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).
C
Food Security
09.02
Are postings such as "No Trespassing" and/or " Restricted Entry" used appropriately?
Yes
5
No
0
http://www.usda.gov/documents/PreHarvestSecurity_final.pdf
C
Food Security
09.03
Are entrances to ranch-level roads restricted by gates, chains, guard stations, etc.?
Yes
5
No
0
http://www.usda.gov/documents/PreHarvestSecurity_final.pdf
C
Food Security
09.04
Are wells or other water sources secured and designed to prohibit tampering?
Yes
5
No
0
http://www.usda.gov/documents/PreHarvestSecurity_final.pdf
C
Irrigation/Water Use
06.05c
Do animals (domestic, livestock, or wild) have access to the water source?
No
7
Yes
0
Animals (domestic, livestock, or wild) should not have access to the system due to the possibility of contamination occurrences.
C
Employee Hygiene (This applies to on-the-farm staff not the harvesting staff)
08.08e
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)?
Yes
10
No
0
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.