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| THE PRODUCE CONTAMINATION PROBLEM
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Causes and Solutions
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Edited By
Gerald Sapers, USDA - Retired
Ethan Solomon, DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise, Wilmington, DE, USA
Karl Matthews, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, USA
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Description
This book is organized into five sections beginning with an introduction in which the problem is described in terms of the number and
size of produce related outbreaks, the commodities involved, and the human pathogens involved. The introduction also documents the failure
of conventional sanitizing treatments to assure microbiological safety examining the problems of microbial attachment.
The second
section reviews methods of identifying a contamination source (epidemiology, trace back, strain identification, location of Source) and
then focuses on the various sources of microbial contamination (water, manure, airborne dust, wildlife, human activity) and where in
the crop production sequence they might result in contamination.
In the third section, some of the commodities associated
with major outbreaks (leafy vegetables, tomatoes, cantaloupes, apples, berries, sprouts) are examined to determine what characteristics
make them especially vulnerable to contamination.
The fourth section then addresses means of avoiding produce contamination
through use of Good Agricultural Practices and recommendations in FDA and industry guidance documents. Regulatory actions (recalls, restrictions
on imports) to safeguard the public from potentially hazardous products are described. Coverage includes policy and practices in the
US, Mexico and Central America, Europe and Japan.
The fifth section examines current technologies for reducing human pathogens
in fresh produce including disinfection, rapid methods for detecting contaminants, irradiation, gas-phase application and best practices
acceptable to organic growers, packers and processors.
Audience
This book will be useful to growers, packers and fresh-cut processors and their trade associations and suppliers, especially those impacted
by outbreaks of foodborne illness. Also a valuable source of information to researchers at universities and government agencies who
are investigating means of avoiding contamination and improving the microbiological safety of fresh produce.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. Scope of the Produce Contamination Problem
Gerald Sapers and Michael Doyle
Chapter 2. Microbial Attachment and Limitations of Decontamination Methodologies
Ethan B. Solomon and Manan Sharma
Sources of Contamination
Chapter 3. Identification of the Source of Contamination
Jeff
Farrar and Jack Guzewich
Chapter 4. Manure Management
Patricia D. Millner
Chapter 5. Water Quality
Charles P. Gerba and Christopher Y. Choi
Chapter 6. Sapro-Zoonotic Risks Posed by Wild Birds in Agricultural
Landscapes
Larry Clark
Chapter 7. Produce Contamination by other Wildlife
Daniel Rice and Thomas E. Besser
Commodities Associated with Major Outbreaks and Recalls
Chapter 8. Leafy Vegetables
Karl
R. Matthews
Chapter 9. Melons
Alejandro Castillo, Miguel A. Mart nez-T llez, and M. Ofelia Rodr guez-Garc a
Chapter 10. Raw Tomatoes and Salmonella
Jerry A. Bartz
Chapter 11. Tree fruits and Nuts: Outbreaks,
Contamination Sources, Prevention and Remediation
Susanne E. Keller
Chapter 12. Berry Contamination: Outbreaks
and Contamination Issues
Kalmia E. Kniel and Adrienne E.H. Shearer
Avoidance of Contamination
Chapter 13. Produce contamination issues in Mexico and Central America
Jorge H. Siller-Cepeda, Cristobal Chaidez-Quiroz,
and Nohelia Castro-del Campo
Chapter 14. Regulatory Issues in Europe Regarding Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Safety
Gro
S. Johannessen and Kofitsyo S. Cudjoe
Chapter 15. Regulatory Issues in Japan Regarding Produce Safety
Kenji Isshiki,
Md. Latiful Bari, Takeo Shiina, and.Shinichi Kawamoto
Technology for Reduction of Human Pathogens in Fresh Produce
Chapter 16. Disinfection of Contaminated Produce with Conventional Washing and Sanitizing Technology
Gerald M.
Sapers
Chapter 17. Advanced Technologies for Detection and Elimination of Pathogens
Brendon Niemira and Howard
Q. Zhang
Chapter 18. Conclusions and Recommendations
Douglas Powell, Casey J. Jacob, and Benjamin J. Chapman
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Hardbound, 496 pages, publication date: MAY-2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-374186-8
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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