UNH Extension: Food Safety for Poultry and Rabbit Producers

New Hampshire producers can sell poultry and rabbits (up to 20,000 whole poultry and 1,000 whole rabbits per calendar year) directly to NH restaurants without USDA inspection. NH producers can also sell rabbits (up to an additional 1,000 whole rabbits) to consumers from their farm, farm stand, or farmers market booth. For producers to legally sell their products in any of these ways, they must complete this initial certification course with UNH Cooperative Extension and recertify after five years.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

• Regulations on selling poultry & rabbits
• Health of Animals
• Facilities & Equipment
• Personal Hygiene
• Cleaning & Sanitizing
• Temperature Control
• Labeling & Recordkeeping
• Steps to Certification

GUEST SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

• Royann Bossidy, New Hampshire DHHS, Food Protection Section
• Thomas Collaro, USDA Food Safety & Inspection Services
• Mary Choate, Food Safety Field Specialist from UNH Extension
• Kathleen Wadiak, Wildlife Damage Biologist, NH Fish and Game

Click here to learn more and register.