Tree fruit producers hoping to sell their fruit to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s school lunch program or other federal feeding programs need to be audited through the agency’s Good Agricultural Practices and Good Handling Practices food-safety program. The GHP program focuses on practices at the packing facility, while the GAP program focuses on farming practices. The USDA has required GHP certification from federal feeding program suppliers since 2004. As of July 1 last year, GAP certification also became a requirement for those bidding on federal food program purchases through the USDA’s Commodity Procurement branch. Kevin Moffitt, president of the […]