What are GAP?
- Good Agricultural Practices, or GAP, are the FDA guidelines for minimum sanitary and safety requirements to be used while growing and harvesting crops
- These requirements include the areas of
- Site selection
- Manure handling
- Irrigation methods
- Equipment, field, and storage sanitation
- Worker hygiene and training
- Proper storage temperature maintenance
For example, before a farmer begins planting crops, he/she will create a blueprint of the specific practices needed to maintain the safety of all those connected with the operation, especially the end-user. |
