Laws and Regulations
Florida Statutes
- Chapter 500, Florida Food Safety Act
- Chapter 570, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Florida Administrative Code
Tomato Good Agricultural Practices (T-GAP)
To ensure the safety of tomatoes to consumers, Florida tomatoes are subject to mandatory state inspection and audit for handling, production and packing.
Tomato Good Agricultural Practices and Best Management Practices were adopted as state regulations effective July 1, 2008.
Florida's tomato food safety program includes:
- Regulatory inspections and audits by Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services inspectors,
- Annual registration of all packers and repackers of tomatoes in Florida, and
- Education and training on food safety practices for workers at all levels in the tomato industry.
Program Resources
- Annual Tomato Farm and Greenhouse Registration Application[
] - Annual Tomato Packer/Repacker Registration Application[ ]
- Commodity-Specific Food Safety Guidelines for the Fresh Tomato Supply Chain[ ]
- 5G Tomato Best Practices Manual[ ]
- Florida Tomato Committee
- Food Safety Audit — Field Packing[ ]
- Food Safety Audit — Greenhouse[ ]
- Food Safety Audit — Packinghouse[ ]
- Food Safety Audit — Repacker[ ]
