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Food Safety Programs and Auditing Protocol for the Tomato Supply Chain
Open Field Production, Harvest and Field Packing - USDA Checklist
AUDITEE INFORMATION
Company Name:
Street Address: |  |  |  | City, State, Zip:
Are multiple sites covered by this audit? |  |  | Yes |  | No |  | How Many?
Audited Operation Address/GPS:
Company Contact: |  |  |  | Company Contact Title:
Phone Number: |  |  |  |  | Fax Number:
E-Mail Address:
AUDIT INFORMATION
Date of Audit: |  |  | Start Time: |  |  | End Time:
Description of Operation:
Does this Operation Field Pack Tomatoes? |  |  |  | Yes |  | No
Harvest Company Name (If Applicable):
Other Contractors:
Commodities Covered by Audit:
Total Acres Covered by Audit:
Audit Performed By:  United States Department of Agriculture , Agricultural Marketing Service
Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Fresh Products Division
Field Office:
Auditor(s) Name(s): (list lead auditor first)
Auditor(s) Signature(s): (list lead auditor first)
Persons Interviewed:
Auditee Representative Name:
Auditee Representative Signature:
Internal Use Only
Audit Received: |  |  | Certificate Mailed: |  | Posted to Website:
Reviewing Official Name:
Reviewing Official Signature:
Date Approved:
AUDITOR COMPLETION INSTRUCTIONS
All questions on the Food Safety Programs and Auditing Protocol for the Fresh Tomato Supply Chain, 2011 Open Field Production,  Harvest and Field Production - USDA Checklist shall be assessed according to the verification instructions outlined in the Commodity Specific Food Safety Guidelines for the Fresh Tomato Supply Chain 2nd Edition- July 2008 and the Food Safety Programs and Auditing Protocol for the Fresh Tomato Supply Chain, 2011- Open Field Production, Harvest and Field Packing standard. Auditors shall have a copy of these verification instructions with them when performing audits to verify questions are assessed appropriately. All questions shall be assessed using one of the following:
 | Compliant (C) - The operation meets the requirements of the Food Safety Programs and Auditing Protocol for the Fresh Tomato Supply Chain, 2011- Open Field Production, Harvest and Field Packing standard.
 | Corrective Action Needed (CAN) - The operation does not meet the  requirement(s)  of the verification instructions, however the non-conformance  is not considered  to be an immediate food safety risk.
 | Immediate Action Required (IAR) - The operation does not meet the  requirement(s)  of the verification instructions and the non-conformance is  considered an imminent food safety risk.  An imminent food safety risk is present when produce is grown, processed, packed or held under conditions that promote or cause the produce to become contaminated.  Observation of employee practices (personal or hygienic) that jeopardize or may jeopardize the safety of the produce are considered an "IAR". The presence or evidence of rodents, an excessive amount of insects or pests are also considered an "IAR".
 | Not Applicable (N/A) - The question is not applicable to the operation.
Auditor Comments: The auditor shall document the findings associated with any question answered "CAN" or "IAR" in the auditor comment section of the checklist. Auditors may also document observations associated with any question on the checklist whether or not the question is a non-conformity if the explanation clarifies why a question was answered compliant.  The auditor shall write a comment for each question answered "N/A" addressing why the question was answered "N/A".
Tallying the Audit: Once the auditor finishes the audit, the score sheet shall be filled out by recording the number of C, CAN, IAR, and NA's for each section of the audit. The question number of any question answered as CAN or IAR for each section shall be noted in the last column of the score sheet.
USDA ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA FOR 2011
1. No questions are assessed as an "IAR", Immediate Action Required.
2. Falsification of records is considered an "IAR".
3. Questions 1.1, 10.2 and 10.3 must be assessed as compliant.
4. In each major section (1 through 10) of the audit, at least 80% of the questions not answered as "NA" must be answered as compliant.
5. If a major section has less than 5 questions, one "CAN" can be assessed and still meet the minimum acceptance criteria.
If an operation meets the acceptance criteria as outlined above, the operation will receive a certificate stating its conformance to the Commodity Specific Food Safety Guidelines for the Fresh Tomato Supply Chain 2nd Edition- July 2008 and the Food Safety Programs and Auditing Protocol for the Fresh Tomato Supply Chain, 2011- Open Field Production, Harvest and Field Packing standard as well as being posted to the USDA website.  Corrective action reports will still be supplied to the auditee for all nonconformances.
If an operation fails to meet the acceptance criteria as outlined above, a corrective action report form will be issued for each non conformity noted on the audit.  The operation has the opportunity to take measures in order to address the issue and schedule a new audit in order to show compliance to the acceptance criteria.
Additional Information: