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CHC releases updates to OFFS manuals

January 24, 2011  By Canadian Horticultural Council


NEWS HIGHLIGHT

CHC releases updates to OFFS manuals
The Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC)’s CanadaGAP Program has
issued updates to its On-Farm Food Safety (OFFS) Manuals for 2011.

January 17, 2011,
Ottawa, Ont – The Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC)’s CanadaGAP Program has
issued updates to its On-Farm Food Safety (OFFS) Manuals for 2011.

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The 2011 version
incorporates previously released updates as approved by the Global Food Safety
Initiative (GFSI)
in 2010, as well as a few other minor improvements.

CanadaGAP Program
participants will receive a CD copy directly by mail. CHC members will have
access to the latest manuals at www.canadagap.ca.

The implementation date
(effective date for certification purposes) of all updates will be April 1,
2011.

To familiarize yourself
with the changes, please download the Revisions documents, which track the
changes that have been made to the manual since the previously released
version. These can be found on the website www.canadagap.ca
in both English and French.

Updates to the manual
differences summary and audit checklist will be released soon. The most recent
versions are available for download at www.canadagap.ca or by contacting the
CHC at 613-226-4880, Ext. 206 or offs@hortcouncil.ca.


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