Produce storage areas should receive regular cleaning as determined by the farm’s SOPs. Your pest control program should include active monitoring of produce storage areas and have corrective actions outlined if the produce has been contaminated by pests. Pallets and boxes of packed produce should be stored 12” away from storage room walls to facilitate pest control monitoring. Important steps, such as the date cleaning was completed and monitoring of rodent traps, should be documented as part of the recordkeeping.

*See Produce Storage Area Inspection and Cleaning Log.

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