Who better than the people in the front lines to recognize and call out the enemy?
That’s the underlying strategy of an approach to food safety that relies on farmworkers to spot possible problems in growing fields and packing sheds. Such problems include deer droppings in the field, manure drift
Continue Reading On the front lines of food safety — farmworkers have your back
When the topic is food safety, the first things that might come to mind for many are the farmers growing the food, the stores selling the food, and even the public health scientists who are testing the food to make sure it doesn’t contain any pathogens that could make us
Continue Reading Food safety initiative puts farmworkers front and center
In today’s fresh produce supply chain, foodborne illness is a major challenge for growers and retailers who take pride in providing nutritious and healthful fruits and vegetables to consumers. The industry has made significant strides during the past two decades to reduce the likelihood of pathogen transmission, but the ongoing
Continue Reading Farmworkers will help you comply, if you help them
When a farmworker and her children were discovered living in a decommissioned walk-in freezer due to lack of housing, Marty Miller, executive director of the Office of Rural Development and Farm Worker Housing in Yakima, WA, was dismayed — but not surprised.
“Unfortunately, not surprised,” Miller told Food Safety News
Continue Reading Farmworker Housing Linked to Consumer Demand for Safe Food
