Beginning in December 2024, the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) has been hosting webinars on the revised requirements for Pre-Harvest Agricultural Water (Subpart E) in the FSMA Produce Safety Rule in English and Spanish to ensure past PSA Grower Training (GT) and PSA Train-the-Trainer (TTT) participants understood the new pre-harvest agricultural water requirements. Due to demand, additional webinars have been scheduled through August 2025. 

Each upcoming webinar will contain similar information to what was presented in 2024, so you only need to attend one webinar to get the new information. 

Each two-hour webinar includes a presentation of the new requirements and compliance dates, and a discussion of new or revised PSA resources. There is time to answer questions, both submitted before the webinar and those that arise during the webinar. Registration is required; there is no cost to attend. Registration for each webinar is limited to the first 500 registrants. A certificate of completion is emailed to webinar participants who attend one full session.

List of upcoming webinars in English:

·      May 8, 2025, 12-2 pm ET.

·      July 10, 2025, 2-4 pm ET.

List of upcoming webinars in Spanish:

·      Apr 11, 2025, 3-5 pm ET.

·      June 5, 2025, 12-2 pm ET.

·      Aug 13, 2025, 11am-1 pm ET.

To find registration links, please refer to the email you received most recently on January 23, 2025. 

If you cannot attend the webinar, you may watch the video presentation of Revised Module 5-1 (more information below) to receive the same content and qualify for the same certificate of completion.

Video presentation of Revised Module 5-1

This video presentation of Revised Module 5-1 (Version 1.2a) updates the pre-harvest agricultural water requirements that were released in May 2024. This recording delivers Revised Module 5-1 in its entirety. If you attended the PSA GT Course before June 2024, it is likely that you were presented the old version of Revised Module 5-1. After successfully viewing this full video, you will be eligible for a Certificate of Completion.

Related Resources: 

• Please download the Revised Module 5-1 handout to follow along and take notes. 

• A list of resources discussed during the recorded presentation.

Presentación en video del Módulo 5-modificado

Esta presentación en video del Módulo 5-1 modificado (versión 1.2a) lo actualiza en los requisitos del agua de uso agrícola de precosecha presentados durante cursos de Capacitación para productores de la Alianza PSA que utilizaron una versión anterior del currículo (versiones 1.0 a 1.2). En este video se presenta el Módulo 5-1 modificado en su totalidad. Si usted asistió a un curso de Capacitación para productores de la Alianza PSA antes de junio del 2024, es probable que le hayan presentado la versión anterior al Módulo 5-1 modificado. Después de verlo completamente, usted será elegible a recibir una constancia de asistencia que reconoce que usted ha visto este video.

Recursos relacionados:

• Por favor, descargue el folleto del Módulo 5-1 modificado como referencia y para tomar notas

• Aquí encontrará una lista de los recursos mencionados durante la presentación

Records Required by the FSMA Produce Safety Rule

The FSMA Produce Safety Rule (PSR) requires a few specific records. This publication summarizes the provisions requiring records and includes template records to help establish records to meet FSMA PSR requirements. Growers may want or need to keep additional records to ensure that required practices are being carried out correctly, to meet buyer requirements, and/or participate in a third-party audit. Other documentation, such as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), may be helpful to support the implementation of practices on the farm.

• Records Required by the FSMA Produce Safety Rule (Version 3.1 updated 2/25/2025 to include revisions to agricultural water-related records requirements)
• Template Records in Word format (Version 3.1 updated 2/25/2025)

Registros requeridos por la Norma de inocuidad de los productos agrícolas frescos de FSMA

La Norma de inocuidad de los productos agrícolas frescos de FSMA requiere algunos registros específicos. Esta publicación resume las provisiones que requieren registros e incluye plantillas de registros para ayudar a establecer documentación que cumpla con los requisitos de la Norma de inocuidad de FSMA. Se recomienda que los productores mantengan registros adicionales para garantizar que las prácticas requeridas se llevan a cabo correctamente, para cumplir con los requisitos del comprador y/o participar en una auditoría. Otro tipo de documentación tal como los Procedimientos Operativos Estándar (POE) podrían beneficiar el apoyo a la implementación de prácticas en la huerta.

Spanish:

• Registros requeridos por la Norma de inocuidad de los productos agrícolas frescos de FSMA (Versión 3.1 actualizada 2/28/25)
• Plantillas de los registros requeridos (documento Word) (Versión 3.1 actualizada 2/28/25)