GAP Resources

Below are various resources to assist you with GAP certification. If you have any questions, please contact gap@scda.sc.gov.

For additional information on the USDA Good Agricultural Practices Program, you can visit: ams.usda.gov/services/auditing/gap-ghp.
For additional educational materials, please visit: cals.cornell.edu/national-good-agricultural-practices-program/resources/educational-materials

GAP Grant Applications

• GAP Cost Share Application – Audit
• GAP Cost Share Application – On-Farm Improvement

Sample Templates

• Additional Documents to Have Handy During an Audit

Food Safety Plan Templates

• Cornell Farm Food Safety Plan
• NC State GAP Food Safety Plan
• UC Davis Farm Food Safety Plan
• Univ. of MN Farm Food Safety Plan

Record Templates

Animals

• • Pest-Rodent Control Sample Log
  • Pre-Plant Animal Activity Assessment Sample Log
  • Wildlife and Domestic Animal Monitoring Sample Log

Biological Soil Amendments of Animal Origin

• • Compost Process Sample Log
  • Soil Amendment Application Sample Log

Field & Postharvest Sanitation

• • Cleaning and Sanitizing Sample Log
  • Cooler Temperature Sample Log
  • Field Sanitation Unit Service Sample Log
  • First Aid Kit Monitoring Sample Log
  • Food Contact Surface Sanitation Sample Log
  • Refrigerated Truck Loading Sample Log
  • Tools and Equipment Cleaning and Sanitizing Sample Log
  • Transportation Sample Log

Water

• • Water Distribution Inspection Sample Log
  • Water Monitoring Sample Log
  • Water Source Inspection Sample Log
  • Water Testing Sample Log

Worker Health & Hygiene

• • Farm Visitors Sample Log
  • Illness and Injury Reporting Sample Log
  • Restroom Monitoring and Cleaning Sample Log

Additional Record Templates

• • Chemical Storage Facility Monitoring Sample Log
  • Land Use Risk Assessment Sample Log
  • Mock Recall Sample Log
  • Pre-Harvest Field Assessment Sample Log
  • Septic System Inspection Sample Log

SOP Templates

• Land Use Risk Assessment Sample SOP
• Traceability Sample SOP

Animals

• • Managing Wildlife and Domestic Animal Intrusion and Contamination – Sample SOP
  • Monitoring Wildlife and Domestic Animal Activity – Sample SOP
  • Pre-Plant Risk Assessment of Wildlife and Domestic Animal Activity – Sample SOP
  • Worker Training to Identify, Report, and Respond to Animal Activity – Sample SOP

Postharvest Sanitaiton

• • Cleaning and Sanitizing Surfaces, Tools, and Equipment – Sample SOP
  • Cleaning Produce Transport Vehicles Sample SOP
  • Cornell SOP for Washing Produce with a Bleach Sanitizing Solution
  • Pest Monitoring, Management, and Corrective Actions Program – Sample SOP

Water

• • Agricultural Water for Production Testing – Sample SOP
  • Changing Postharvest Water – Sample SOP

Worker Health & Hygiene

• • Hand Washing SOP
  • On-Farm Illness and Injury – Cornell Gaps Sample SOP

GAP Audit

• GAP Audit Checklist
• GAP Audit Program Scope
• GAP Billing Policy
• GAP-GHP Audit Users Guide

Harmonized GAP Audit

• FAQs USDA GAP FSMA Produce Safety Rule Alignment
• Harmonized GAP Audit Combined Checklist
• Harmonized GAP Audit Standard
• Summary of Changes to the Harmonized Audit Standard

Harmonized GAP Plus+ Audit

• Harmonized GAP Plus+ Audit Combined Checklist
• Harmonized GAP Plus+ Audit Standard
• Summary of Changes to the Harmonized Standard