Environmental factors impacting the risk of produce becoming contaminated in the Yuma growing region of Arizona are the subject of a new study.
University of Arizona (UA) Cooperative Extension scientists are partnering with the U.S.
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Along with feedlot dust blowing in the wind and surface irrigation water flowing adjacent to feedlots, flies captured in leafy greens plots near feedlots are capable of transferring E. coli from animal operations to produce
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Major retailers including Whole Foods Market and Costco were among those where Consumer Reports found leafy greens contaminated with the potentially deadly bacterium Listeria monocytogenes.
The pre-eminent consumer watchdog group gathered 284 samples of fresh
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Not all Salmonella are alike. Camplyobacter likely similar.
Preharvest economic incentives haven’t eliminated STEC but imagine what the data would be like if there were none. Leafy greens anyone? Scandinavia has accomplished a lot
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Food inspectors in New York and Florida detected Salmonella in leafy greens from Satur Farms of Cutchogue, NY, prompting the company to recall consumer and foodservice packages of baby spinach and mesclun.
Satur Farms distributed
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Researchers from a German institute have expanded knowledge about produce harboring antibiotic resistance genes that often escape traditional molecular detection methods.
These antibiotic resistance genes might evade cultivation-independent detection, but could still be transferred to
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Increased use of ingredient-based analyses is being promoted by researchers after the method was used to identify the source of infection in an E. coli outbreak.
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Federal officials say contaminated canal water near romaine lettuce
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Promoting its leafy greens as cleaner and safer for the planet and people, Eden Green Technology has struck a deal with Walmart to market its produce, which is grown without soil in vertical racks in
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The most recent outbreak from Escherichia coli O157:H7 in romaine lettuce spurred me to pull up an old draft, trim it and post it in an attempt to promote public health. Enjoy.
In the Spring
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