TABLE 4. PA associated with postharvest practices Item PA Microbiologically tested water Use of sanitizers Food-contact surfaces Non food-contact surfaces Use of disinfectant Food-contact surfaces Non food-contact surfaces Written standard operating procedures Cleaning Sanitizing Pest control measures: packing facility Netting open door Closing open door Tactile repellent Traps Chemicals Strawberry packing facility Type of packing facility Closed to the environment Partially enclosed to the environment Clean food-contact surface Sorting table Packing table Attributes of packaging material storage Covered Clean Off floor Designated storage space Cleaning chemicals Cleaning tools Trash receptacles Indoor Outdoor Lidded trash receptacles Indoor Outdoor No. of farms with data reporteda, b 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 13 13 13 6 6 6 6 6 6 No. of farms with PA present 5 6 5 3 2 3 3 4 1 3 1 5 1 5 5 13 13 11 6 6 6 5 4 3 % Farms with PA present 83 100 100 60 40 50 50 80 20 50 17 83 17 100 100 100 100 85 100 100 100 83 67 50 Continued on next page. 154 Food Protection Trends March/April