This episode features Emily Hale, a Produce Safety Technician with the Blue Water Conservation District, and Chris Callahan, who runs the Agricultural Engineering Program within University of Vermont Extension. They discuss the difference between cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting, along with where and how often these activities should occur on the farm. 

Additional Resources:

A Guide to Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting for Produce Farms: This guide, developed by Chris Callahan, helps to further explain the differences between cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting.

Introduction to Selecting an EPA-Labeled Sanitizer: The Produce Safety Alliance created a guide to help growers better understand what to look for in a sanitizer label.

Funding for this podcast was made possible in part by the Food and Drug Administration through grant PAR-16-137. The views expressed in the posted materials do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does any mention of trade names, commercial practices or organization imply endorsement by the United States Government.