Our Annual Veggies from Mexico Training Program was completed with High Attendance
We are pleased to have concluded our annual training program, intended mostly for staff of farming companies that are part of CAADES and a part of the Veggies From Mexico community. We were also glad to have the participation of technicians, food safety advisors, certification managers, staff in charge of safety, hygiene and the environment, HR, administrative personnel, among others.
Our training sessions addressed subjects such as: new domestic and foreign regulations, changes in certification schemes and customer demands, crop techniques, environment and staff protection, as well as opportunities for improvement detected throughout the weekly internal audits.
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Continuous training not only promotes the sector professionalization, but it also raises the quality of Mexican products, fosters innovation, and ensures that our companies are ready for present and future challenges.
September 2 | Legal update for the 2025-2026 farming season
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Culiacan, Sinaloa. – Lectured by Gustavo Haroldo Robles Balderrama, legal advisor of Asociacion Mexicana de Horticultura Protegida (AMHPAC). This course analyzed all labor and social security obligations for employers in the field, as well as the procedures and forms required for compliance.
A step-by-step analysis was developed of the different obligations for employers in the field under the Federal Labor Law, as well as the way to ensure compliance with each of them.
Also, the economic impact was analyzed of legal projects that are currently under discussion in the chambers of commerce, and the laws that will soon become effective.
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September 3 | Integrated Urban Pest Management in food plants
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Culiacan, Sinaloa.– Lectured by Ramses Acosta Valenzuela, technical advisor at Radas, Manejo Integral de Plagas. The course provides a comprehensive understanding of techniques and strategies for pest management in urban environments, specifically in food plants. It focused on the identification, prevention, and control of common pests, by being in compliance with current legislation.
This course was very dynamic, as equipment was displayed and the use of inputs used for controlling this type of fauna was explained.
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September 4 | Requirements for additional traceability records for certain foods (Section 204)
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Culiacan, Sinaloa. – Lectured by MSc. Miguel Angel de Los Santos Vasquez, Agroespa CEO, and specialized in U.S. food safety regulatory subjects under the FSMA Law and the U.S. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law. Miguel Angel has provided technical assistance to over 50 exporting companies before and during federal FDA inspections in countries such as Peru, Mexico, the United States, and Italy.
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In this workshop, participants were able to get informed about the final food traceability rule: Requirements for additional traceability records for certain foods (FSMA Section 204), the requirements, scope, and records per segment of the exporting sector, as well as the methodology and documents necessary to develop a traceability system for plant-based products.
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September 5| Updates to the FSMA’s Food Safety Rule for Fresh Products
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Culiacan, Sinaloa.- Lectured by MSc. Miguel Angel de Los Santos Vasquez, Agroespa CEO, and specialized in U.S. food safety regulatory subjects under the FSMA Law and the U.S. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law. Miguel Angel has provided technical assistance to over 50 exporting companies before and during federal FDA inspections in countries such as Peru, Mexico, the United States, and Italy.
This workshop reviewed the recent changes to the rule and guidance documents from this regulation, particularly the FSMA final rule on water for agricultural use in pre-harvest, the methodology, forms, and other tools for developing a risk assessment of water for agricultural use and establishing measures for prevention and control.
Participants conducted an exercise to develop a risk assessment based on FDA-suggested documents, as well as an action plan for prevention and control of inherent hazards.
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