Consumption of contaminated produce remains a leading cause of foodborne illness.
Increasingly, growers are altering agricultural practices and farm environments to manage …

The perspectives, practices and potential gaps in knowledge regarding fresh produce safety
hazards among Midwestern US vegetable producers were measured using a survey-based …

On-farm food safety is treated as the final frontier in addressing source contamination
problems of foodborne pathogens in fresh fruits and vegetables. It is a common assumption …

California's Central Coast rose to national food safety prominence following a deadly 2006
outbreak of Escherichia coli O157: H7 that was traced to spinach grown in this intensive …

Foodborne illness associated with fresh fruits and vegetables and growing and harvesting
practices that impact the microbial safety of produce have been under the scrutiny of federal …

During the past decade, fruits and vegetables have become leading vehicles of food-borne
illnesses. Furthermore, many plant-based foods and ingredients, not previously considered …

Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) is a rapidly growing sector that presents unique
challenges and opportunities in ensuring food safety. This manuscript highlights critical gaps …

Experts identified water quality, manure, good handling practices (including personal
hygiene and equipment sanitation), and traceability as critical farm problem areas that, if …

Purchasing fresh and local produce at farmers markets has seen an increasing trend over
the past decade. However, with this rise in popularity food safety challenges need to be …

As large, multistate foodborne illness outbreaks associated with produce have continued to
occur growers, buyers, and government have responded with new organizations, standards …