Food Safety, Quality and Risk Management
No matter if you are a big farm that supplies major retailers, or a small farm without third party certification, growing high quality fresh mushrooms that are safe to eat is everyone’s responsibility. These SAFE MUSHROOM initiatives provides food safety, quality and risk management resources and training, to assist both certified and non-certified mushroom businesses and their staff to adopt food safety best practice.
SAFE MUSHROOM - FOOD SAFETY PROGRAM
The SAFE MUSHROOM Food Safety program, has been developed to assist non-certified Australian mushroom growers to adopt food safety best practice on farm.
The program includes a toolkit of done-for-you resources, including a variety of maps, plans, charts, instructions and training documents, to help growers maximise food safety governance at their production facilities.
The SAFE MUSRHOOM Food Safety toolkit is FREE to download for all Australian growers of Agaricus bisporus and exotic varieties.
FREE FOOD SAFETY TESTING
The AMGA provides one FREE suite of food safety verification testing to Australian Agaricus growers per year. The tests validate your on-farm practices, providing comprehensive screening for pesticides as well as heavy metals and microbial contaminants. If you would like to know more, or order a kit, please CONTACT THE AMGA.
STAFF INDUCTION VIDEOS
These SAFE MUSHROOM Food Safety induction videos are designed to assist growers to educate existing Harvesters and Farm Hands, or onboard new staff to understand their responsibility to ensure food safety best practice. Whether you directly handle fresh mushrooms or work elsewhere on the farm, Food Safety is everyone's responsibility.
Harvesters Training Video
Farm Hand Training Video
FOOD SAFETY POSTERS
SAFE MUSHROOM Posters are designed to assist farm staff understand their Food Safety responsibilities while working.
It is recommended that farms print the posters in A3 and in colour for maximum impact, and laminate them for protection.
- HANDWASHING ONLY
- KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED
- TOILET HYGIENE
- REMOVE PPE
- WEAR THE CORRECT PPE
- ALWAYS USE THE FOOTBATH
