Do not forget to include your
cleaning procedures for irrigation water tanks and pesticide application tanks in your food safety plan. Auditors will be looking for this information during the audit process. The cleaning and maintenance of these tanks falls under standard 2.8 Vehicles, Equipment, Tools and Utensils. Auditors will look for the following:
1. Equipment and other items or materials used in farming operations that may come in contact with produce are identified
2. Equipment is in good repair and pose no food safety risk
3. Cleaning and sanitizing procedures do not pose a risk of product contamination
4. Tanks are cleaned at a sufficient frequency so as not to be a source of contamination
