Raspberry Case
This is a list of items that may come into play.
1. Water Tests PH Iron Magnesium, Volatiles??? Required for raspberry farms?
- Well water: Test at least once a year to ensure it meets safe drinking water requirements.
- Irrigation water: Test at least once a year for generic E. coli.
2. Soil Tests Parameters and Pesticide Residuals
3. Spray Rig Documentation
a. Nozzles
b. Pressure
c. Travel Speed
d. Maintenance status... last time nozzles changed out.
e. Calibration records. (It is not uncommon to find rigs out of calibration by as much as 20 pct. )
4. Pesticide application records.
a. Records not complete
b. In leu of complete records which are supposed to be completed at application time...
Complete documentation of total area sprayed with rates of application for total area and actual treated area.
5. Personnel
a. Training especially regarding tank mixes and adding agents not listed on the label.
b. certification
c. ongoing education
6. Callisto label conformance
a. Label law at the time.. particularly regarding adding chemicals not revealed on label.
b. Current Label law
7. Post Damage investigation.
a. Plant tissue analysis
b. Chemical spectroscopy
c. Determination of underlying causes.
d. Reporting system. Their CRM should segue into their QA system.
8. Recent events
a. Purdue Study showing that raspberry was vulnerable.
b. Zandstra Study
c. Miller Study
d. Peachey Study.
9. Plant Genetics
a. Meeker
10. Quality assurance at Syngenta
a. Which process does Syngenta use to mfg. Callisto. There are several patents
b. They have a SIGMA QA system they admit to when they advertise for talent.
11. Bagwell
a. Certification
b. Training (especially regarding training on adding items not listed on label to tank mixes.)
c. Ongoing Training
12. Food Quality Assesment
Food Safety Plan
SOP Standard operating Procedures
GAP
You
must have a food safety plan and standard operating procedures in place
for audit to take place. Most people incorporate a food safety plan and
SOP into one document.
There is no standard Food Safety plan or SOP that you are required to
use; rather, your food safety plan and SOP should be specific to the
needs and risks on your farm.
Every farm is different, and the food safety plan and SOPs should
reflect your consideration of your systems and measures needed for
mitigating food safety risks on your farm.
13. Label inconsistencies from Master label.
https://vegcropshotline.org/article/finding-pesticide-labels-for-state-specific-registrations/#:~:text=The%20shorthand%20names%20for%20classes,of%20the%20Indiana%20State%20Chemist.
https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-labels/label-review-training-module-1-label-basics-page-18#:~:text=A%20master%20label%20contains%20claims,and%20all%20associated%20required%20labeling.
https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-labels/pesticide-labeling-questions-answers#:~:text=See%20156.10(c).,as%20the%20%22master%22%20label.
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-E/part-156