Result Information for Audit Number: 133075
Ranch: Big Bend 26 (4) Grower: Doug Mellon Farms, Inc.
Produce List: Lettuce, Romaine
Crew Name Or Number: N/A
Foreman Or Contact Person: Joanne Kidd
City / Location:
Audit Start: 11/02/2010 12:00
Audit End: 11/02/2010 13:00
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
04.02
Are, or is there evidence of domestic animals, wild animals, grazing lands (includes homes with hobby farms, and non commercial livestock) in proximity to growing operation? If No, go to 4.03
No
10
Yes
0
Examples include chicken coops, dogs, horses, homes with hobby farms, wild pigs etc. Auditor must consider the maturity stage and type of crop involved. For example, pig activity around a ground level berry crop is different from a high level tree crop.
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.