Community Accreditation for Produce Safety (CAPS)

Added by Hans Estrin • Last updated October 24, 2022
Author: Hans Estrin
Type: Planning & Verification Programs – CAPS & GAPS
Topic: Produce Safety Introduction, Worker Health, Hygiene & Training, Soil Amendments (Compost & Manure), Wild/Domestic Animals & Land Use, Agricultural Water (Pre/Post Harvest), Post Harvest Handling & Sanitation, Produce Safety Rules, Regulations & Templates, Diversified Farms: Processing, Aggregation, Livestock Integration

Community Accreditation for Produce Safety (CAPS) is a program of the Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Association (VVBGA). CAPS is a voluntary, practical approach to documenting the use of practices that reduce food safety risks on farms that grow fresh produce. The CAPS advisory board of farmers and service providers has identified 18 practices that are required for accreditation. CAPS uses the capsvt.org platform to help you write a plan for these practices and subsequently you upload evidence that you implemented them. The evidence is documents and pictures that are in your on-line farm folder, which is then reviewed for completeness by your peers before certificate of accreditation is granted. 

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CAPS Information
CAPS Platform Login
PDF icon How to participate in CAPS--Graphic Time Line
File 18 Requirements for CAPS Certificate

 

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