In the United States, the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables has increased during
recent years as consumers seek to make healthier lifestyle choices. However, the number of …

ABSTRACT The US Food and Drug Administration requires food processors to implement
and validate processes that will result in significantly minimizing or preventing the …

Salmonella continues to rank as one of the most costly foodborne pathogens, and more
illnesses are now associated with the consumption of fresh produce. The US Department of …

This study examined factors that may affect the performance of a produce wash in
preventing E. coli O157: H7 cross-contamination. Fresh-cut romaine lettuce (8 or 20 g) …

The objective of this study was to leverage quantitative risk assessment to investigate
possible root cause (s) of foodborne illness outbreaks related to Shiga toxin‐producing …

We developed a probabilistic mathematical model for the postharvest processing of leafy
greens focusing on Escherichia coli O157: H7 contamination of fresh‐cut romaine lettuce as …

Fresh produce are typically washed in a flume washer to detach and inactivate bacteria from
produce surface and the typical sanitizer employed by produce processors is chlorinated …

Several outbreaks of foodborne illness traced to leafy greens and culinary herbs have been
hypothesized to involve cross-contamination during washing and processing. This study …

Fresh produce supply chains present variable and diverse conditions that are relevant to
food quality and safety because they may favor microbial growth and survival following …

The transfer of Listeria monocytogenes to previously uncontaminated product during
mechanical dicing of celery and its growth during storage at various temperatures were …