Date: August, 2008
Abstract: Food safety in general has received increasing attention over the past few years, but the United States’ (U.S.) fresh produce sector in particular has been put on the radar screen due to a number of recent food-safety incidents. Several factors play a role in the severity and awareness of food contamination outbreaks in the fresh produce sector: media, increasing consumption, imports of fresh produce and changing population demographics. Both the government and the fresh produce industry h...
Research Type: Ag Focus