Center for Produce Safety held our fourth annual Produce Research Symposium in Rochester, New York at the Wegmans Conference Center on June 25-26, 2013. The symposium featured reports on 16 CPS-funded research projects, and discussions on what the research means to the produce industry. We have endeavored to identify 10 key lessons learned from the symposium below. Additionally, the latest information about specific research projects mentioned in this document is available via CPS’s website.
Key Learnings Synopsis
- Listeria: seek and destroy.
- Salmonella is one tough bug.
- Know your compost supplier.
- Pathogen-contaminated fields can be replanted.
- Put your data to work.
- Wash water: Do no harm.
- Clean and sanitize contact surfaces that touch products.
- Pathogens can be transferred by wind.
- "Risky" crops?
- Animal intrusion: the road ahead?
This is a synopsis only. See the PDF link for more extensive information.