Find information about Florida's tomato food safety program.

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 [ Adobe PDF Document ]
• Annual Tomato Packer/Repacker Registration Application [ Adobe PDF Document ] 
• Commodity-Specific Food Safety Guidelines for the Fresh Tomato Supply Chain [ Adobe PDF Document ]
• 5G Tomato Best Practices Manual [ Adobe PDF Document ] 
• Florida Tomato Committee
• Food Safety Audit — Field Packing [ Adobe PDF Document ]
• Food Safety Audit — Greenhouse [ Adobe PDF Document ]
• Food Safety Audit — Packinghouse [ Adobe PDF Document ]
• Food Safety Audit — Repacker [ Adobe PDF Document ]