Taking this course will not result in your farm being "GAPs Certified". GAPs certification is done by a third party (e.g. USDA, Primus, Global GAP) and involves the successful completion of an on-farm audit.
It is also important to consider that the GAPs Online Produce Safety Training Course is not currently equivalent to the required supervisor training described in the FSMA Produce Safety Rule 21 CFR Subpart C § 112.22(c). This GAPs Online Produce Safety Training Course may, however, satisfy training requirements as described in the FSMA Produce Safety Rule in §§ 112.21(a) and (b).
The Produce Safety Alliance website maintains a list of upcoming Grower Training Courses that meets the requirement in § 112.22(c) of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule.
To register for any session of the GAPs Online Produce Safety Course, visit the National Gaps Program eCornell registration
- A minimum of 10 people must be registered for us to offer the course and class size is limited to 25 people. The course price is $225.
Please let Don Stoeckel (dstoeckel@cornell.edu) know if you have any questions or concerns. View more information about the GAPs Online Produce Safety Course.
E-mail Michele Humiston (mmc15@cornell.edu) if you wish to receive e-mail notifications of future online course dates and open registrations, or if you wish to be removed from the GAPs online course listserv.