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"Good Agricultural Practices"
  • Good Agricultural Practices
  • GAP


  • Good Handling Practices
  • GHP


  • USDA, AMS GAP/GHP
  • Audit Verification Program
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"Audits are based on questions..."
  •    Audits are based on questions derived from the FDA guidance document.  They are not intended to require certain activities, only to determine if a participant is adhering to generally accepted practices. Questions are separated into the following categories:
  • • General (including personnel hygiene and practices)
  • • Farm Review
  • • Field Harvesting and Field Packing Activities
  • • Packing House Facility
  • • Storage and Transportation
  • • Trace-back
  • • Food Security
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GHP/GAP
Audit Assistance Program
  •  Reimburse Successful Audits for up to $500


  • Send In All Three of the Following Documents:
  • Photo Copy of Audit Certificate.
  • Proof of Audit Fee Payment.
  • Signed and Completed Federal Form W-9.
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Mail All Three Documents to:

Marketing Division
Arkansas Agriculture Department
1 Natural Resource Drive
Little Rock, AR  72205
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