Cost of all three session is $125. Payment must be made prior to 1st course.
Registration fee includes refreshments, lunches, and course materials.

To register for GAPs Session II & III, please send Cathy Blood an email, blood@wsu.edu. You may only register for this course if you have already taken GAPs Session I. Also, please register for GAPs Session II & III by Feb 24, 2012 for planning purposes.

Registration starts at 8:00 am and the workshop will begin at 8:15 am until 5:00 pm.

These sessions are designed to assist growers with adoption of food safety practices, development of food safety management systems and preparation for third-party certification. Session II provides opportunities to discuss GAPs implementation and challenges with WSU faculty and other growers. Session III focuses on developing documentation of food safety practices.  Participants completing all three sessions will receive a course certificate.

Sessions II is discussion-based workshops focusing on participants’ interests.  Participants are encouraged to assess their farms and food safety practices prior to the sessions and be prepared with items for discussion.

Session III is a discussion-based format using third-party certification documents as guidance.  Print these linked documents below and bring them with you to the workshop; sufficient copies will not be available.

Harmonized:  http://www.unitedfresh.org/assets/food_safety/Harmonized_Standard_pre-farm_gate_110722.pdf

If interested in GlobalGAP:  http://www.globalgap.org/cms/front_content.php?idart=1440

Then select each of the following Control Points and Compliance Criteria documents:

English4.01-1 Feb2012Feb12 CPCC All Farm Base

English  4.01-1 Feb2012 Feb12 CPCC Crops Base

English  4.01-1 Feb2012 Feb12CPCC Fruit and Vegetables

If interested in all GlobalGAP rules:

English 4.01-1 Feb2012  Feb12         CPCC Intro and specific rules

Participants are encouraged to bring the following items to assist with program activities:

• Operation Farm Map
• Operation GAPs manual or other food safety documentation
• Completed WSU GAPs Assessment worksheet
• Session I WSU GAPs materials

• Registration and payment in advance of any workshop is required to assist with program planning.  Registration fee of $125 includes all three sessions.  If you attended session I in 2008 - January 2011, register for Sessions II and III for $50.  

Sponsored by 2011 Specialty Crop Block Grant Funds and Washington State University.

If you need more assistance with:
Course information:

Karen Killinger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Food Science
PO Box 646376
Pullman, WA  99164-6376
(P)   509-335-2970 (F) 509-335-4815
karen_killinger@wsu.edu

Conference information:

Cathy Blood
Conference Coordinator
School of Food Science
123 FSHN Bldg (PO Box 646376)
Pullman, WA 99164-6376
(P) 509-335-2845 (F) 509-335-4815
Office hours: M - F, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
blood@wsu.edu

GAPs Workshop Policy:

Cancellations Policy: Cancellations will be accepted until 3 days to the course, and the registration fee, less $15 will be refunded. After that time, no refunds will be made for cancellations.

Substitution Policy: Substitutions will be allowed at any time.  For additional information please contact our office at 509-335-2845, blood@wsu.edu.

Payment Policy: Your registration is not final until full payment is received. Please send check payments prior to beginning of the course.We also accept MC or Visa. Course materials will only be available for paid attendees.

Sponsored by:  This material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2010-49200-06203.  Funding for this project was provided by the Washington State University Western Center for Risk Management Education and the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).

*Participants completing Session I and II will receive a certificate of completion for an educational course in GAPs.  Our WSU Extension GAPs team serves in an advisory capacity for growers on food safety issues.  WSU is not an official GAPs third-party certification organization and cannot guarantee third party certification.