‼️Just 1 week until the fresh produce food safety event of the year kicks off in Sydney. Don't miss your chance to join us at IFPSS25. 🗓️ 29-30 July 2025 | Novotel Sydney Brighton Beach 🎤 Keynote speaker Jim Monaghan, Professor and Director of the Centre for Crop & Environmental

🎙️ 🌿 The Fresh & Safe Podcast Takes A Closer Look At Identifying Hazards & Risks Using The Guidelines For Fresh Produce Food Safety >> Listen to the full episode at lnkd.in/gGiGGwic... Watch on YouTube lnkd.in/gPsJNP6f #TheFreshAndSafePodcast

Big congratulations to Dr Sukhvinder Pal (SP) Singh on receiving the 2025 AIFST Food Safety Award for his significant contribution to horticulture food safety. SP’s research, leadership and tireless commitment to fresh produce safety make a real impact — not just in Australia,

🔍 Navigating food safety? Our Help Desk can guide you. The Fresh Produce Food Safety Help Desk is a dedicated support hub for navigating the complexities of food safety in the fresh produce sector, and it’s FREE! Whether you’re a grower, packer or supply chain partner –

✨ Welcome Damien Farrelly, our new CEO! 🙌 With a strong background in food safety and certification, he's committed to making FPSC the leading organisation in guiding and promoting best practices in fresh produce safety across NZ and Australia.

🎙️ Ep 3 of The Fresh And Safe Podcast is live! Mathew Bannister & Farzana Adams on: 🌱 Climate change & food safety 🌾 Regenerative farming ✅ Compliance culture 🛒 Rising retailer & consumer expectations 💡 Mathew’s tip: “Make plans. Keep records.” 🔗 Watch:

📣 The NSW Food Authority has enacted the new national standards for berry, leafy vegetable and melon businesses. The NSW Food Regulation 2025 introduces licensing and notification requirements coming into effect from 12 February 2026. Through the Horticulture Food Safety Initiative,

🚨 Fresh Safe News – Sept Edition Out Now Big updates this month: 🍎 Meet our new CEO, Dr Damien Farrelly 🌍 Highlights from #IFPSS25 + save the date for #IFPSS26 📘 Updated Guidelines For Fresh Produce Food Safety 🎙️ Fresh & Safe Podcast Ep.3 now streaming Read more 👉

🎧 🎙️ 🌿 Have you listened to The Fresh And Safe Podcast yet? The series explores the FPSC's journey, the Guidelines for Fresh Produce Food Safety, emerging regulations, real-world case studies and global food safety trends. Whether you're a grower, a service provider, or part of

FPSC Board Director* Nominations Each year, in line with the FPSC constitution, the two longest-serving directors (since their last election) retire at the AGM. This year, Brendan Hayes and Belinda Wilson-Chartres will step down, though both are seeking re-nomination. FPSC

📢 Belinda Millard joins the FPSC Board We welcome Belinda Millard to the FPSC Board, appointed by International Fresh Produce Association Aus and NZ. Belinda brings strong food safety, governance & risk expertise. A big thanks to Belinda Wilson for her contribution as she steps down to focus on her role as IFPA CEO.

✋🧼 Global Handwashing Day 15 October 2025 // Clean hands are critical for minimising the risk of contamination of fresh produce. Effective handwashing by team members is one of the simplest and most important steps in minimising contamination from harmful pathogens in

🎧 🌱 The Fresh And Safe Podcast Ep. 4 is out now! In this special episode, recorded live at the 2025 International Fresh Produce Safety Symposium, FPSC CEO and podcast host Damien Farrelly brings together a powerhouse panel of global food safety experts: ~ Professor Jim Monaghan

🤖 🚜 🌱 Gatton AgTech Showcase 2025 Our Technical Officer Susannah Roelofsz attended the 2025 Gatton AgTech Show this week. It was a brilliant event designed to bring growers together to share practical #agtech solutions and to officially launch the Gatton Smart Farm: a

🎧 🌱 The latest episode of The Fresh And Safe Podcast was recorded live at the 2025 International Fresh Produce Safety Symposium. FPSC CEO and podcast host Damien Farrelly brings together a powerhouse panel of global food safety experts. Together, they unpack the evolving

The New Zealand Food Safety Science and Research Centre Industry Futures Forum will take place in Wellington NZ on 18 November. Join our CEO Damien Farrelly, Shamubeel Eaqub, Jarred Mair, Nigel French and others for this ‘big picture’ futures forum highlighting food safety risks

⏩ Fast forward 10 years... what will fresh produce food safety look like and how will we get there? Listen to this and other thought-provoking conversations from #IFPSS25 in Ep. 4 of The Fresh And Safe Podcast. 🛜 SPOTIFY open.spotify.com/show/0f0VW1fIx… 🍎 APPLE PODCASTS

🤖 Automation. Machine learning. Vision Systems. Professor Jim Monaghan, Director of the Centre for Crop and Environmental Science at Harper Adams University discusses the impact AI will have on food safety in the next 10 years. Episode 4 of The Fresh And Safe Podcast was

🤝 A collaborative New Zealand Fresh Produce Food Safety Network is being proposed to strengthen leadership, coordination and communication across the fresh produce food safety system, from production to retail. Developed jointly by Horticulture New Zealand, NZGAP and United