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Produce Safety Videos

Welcome to CDA's Produce Safety Program webinar page. Here you will find recordings of important discussions and information sessions related to produce safety regulations in Colorado. You can find more information about the Ag Water Rule here. 

Browse through the recordings below to learn more about topics ranging from record-keeping requirements and registration to cleaning and sanitizing practices and agricultural water rules.

The playlist on the right includes the following videos, which you can also watch individually below:

  • Ag water town hall (2025)
  • Packing and holding (2025)
  • Food contact surfaces (2025)
  • Records requirements (2024)
  • Registration and exemptions (2024)
  • Cleaning and sanitizing produce (2024)

Ag Water Town Hall

Harvest and Post Harvest Water enforcement discretion has ended for both large and small farms. CDA's Produce Safety Program held a virtual Town Hall meeting to discuss what this rule change will mean for Colorado's farmers.

View the recording of the 2024 Town Hall below or on the CDA YouTube channel.

Packing and Holding 

Are you uncertain whether your farm is involved in packing or holding produce under the Produce Safety Program? This webinar will explain what qualifies as packing and holding according to the regulations.

Additionally, the Produce Safety Rule team will discuss the role of agricultural water in your packhouse and cooler.

Food Contact Surfaces and Bathrooms

When assessing risk, any surface that comes into contact with produce can be divided into zones. Zone one, or food contact surfaces, are the most important areas to keep clean. Food contact surfaces include equipment as well as the hands of workers who may be touching the produce. 

This webinar covers the requirements for when workers should wash their hands and what should be provided to them.

Records Requirements

Learn about the recordkeeping requirements of the Produce Safety Rule. The webinar was for fully under the Produce Safety Rule and those that fall under the exemptions, such as Qualified Exempt, Commercial Exempt, and Discretionary Exempt. 

 

Registration and Exemptions Webinar

With the implementation of the Produce Safety Rule in Colorado, all farms including those that are Qualified and Commercial Exempt are required to register with the program.

This webinar covers what a farm needs to know about registration, exemptions, and requirements.

Cleaning and Sanitizing Practices 

Cleaning and sanitizing equipment, tools and buildings are an important step in preventing foodborne illness outbreaks. This webinar goes over what cleaning and sanitizing steps farms can take, with a focus on food contact surfaces, which have the highest potential for coming into contact with produce and being a source of contamination.