Relative sensitivity of Escherichia coli O157 detection from bovine feces and...
Heh, heh. They said rectoanal in title of their paper. But it’s important because figuring out how to reduce loads of E. coli O157 entering food service and home kitchens, it’s necessary to do...
View ArticleDoes E. coli persist in strawberry fields (not forever)
Irrigation water quality is one of those nagging issues for on-farm food safety and fresh produce: it’s difficult to model how persistent E. coli is and just how much of a threat is present. Or as my...
View ArticleHazelnut growers target food safety
Heavily shaded hazelnut orchards may discourage salmonella from lingering on the ground, but the conclusions for growers remain uncertain, according to an orchard researcher. Ground temperatures in...
View ArticleDenton Hoffman: Champion of on-farm food safety
My longtime friend and mentor, Denton Hoffman, has fallen on hard times. Literally. He slipped on some icy stairs in Guelph, had brain swelling and a subsequent stroke (that’s Denton on the right, with...
View ArticleWash. state health official stymied in quest to test farm pigs for Salmonella
On July 15, 2015, the Washington State Department of Health notified the feds of an investigation of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- illnesses. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection...
View ArticleHandwashing in the field: soap or sanitizer or both
Effective hand hygiene is essential to prevent the spread of pathogens on produce farms and reduce foodborne illness. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act Proposed Rule...
View ArticleWhat about going public? Why produce organizations adopt food safety protocols
We examine theoretically and empirically the factors associated with commodity organizations’ voluntary adoption of stricter food safety guidelines. Our theoretical analysis finds that larger...
View ArticleIf you’re not too busy farming read this: Draft Guidance for industry:...
The purpose of this draft compliance and implementation guidance document is to help covered farms comply with the requirements of the Produce Safety Rule, which establishes science-based minimum...
View ArticleFarms, not classrooms, to inform produce producers about food safety
The educational methods used in a food safety/Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) educational program with small and limited resource produce farmers in Alabama to assist them with obtaining...
View ArticleAustralian rockmelon growers get best practice guide to help food safety
Really? Are these guidelines actually going to make fewer people barf and die? It’s all about the implementation and verification, but that’s expensive and rarely undertaken beyond soundbites. When...
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