date:Jan 31, 2013
s, no matter what size their farm is, to use good agricultural practices (known as GAPs) and third-party certification, he said that so far it has been only guidance.
Retailers, meanwhile, have been moving toward requiring the farmers they buy from to follow good agricultural practices. But Gilliam said that many farmers markets have not evolved to that level.
He also pointed out that wholesalers can exert much influence on food safety practices. An example of that influence, he said, is that