Abstract The 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act's (FSMA) Produce Rule (PR)—formally
known as the “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for …

Abstract The Produce Rule implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act establishes on-
farm standards for agricultural water, animal-based soil amendments, domesticated and wild …

Publisher Summary This chapter presents that on-farm food safety programs should not
waste money by putting producers in classrooms; funds need to be invested in effective on …

In 1998, the United States Food and Drug Association (FDA) and United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA) launched the produce safety initiative by developing a guide based on …

Food safety for farmers markets: A guide to enhancing safety of local foods Food Microbiology
and Food Safety Practical Approaches Judy A. Harrison Editor Food Safety for Farmers Markets …

Publisher Summary Nutritional quality is determined by the value of the product for the
consumer's physical health, growth, development, reproduction, and general well-being …

Previous studies have shown that three factors influence fresh-cut produce safety from farm
to fork:(1) post-harvest practices in processing facilities,(2) employees' handling practices in …

As produce consumption has increased, so have foodborne disease outbreaks associated
with fresh produce. Little research has addressed food safety practices used on small to …

Globalization of the food supply has created conditions favorable for the emergence,
reemergence, and spread of food-borne pathogens-compounding the challenge of …

How safe is our food supply? Each year the media report what appears to be growing
concern related to illness caused by the food consumed by Americans. These food borne …