Fresh Produce Industry Food Safety Priorities in the United States
Explore the research findings on food safety priorities in the fresh produce industry in the US. Discover the top priorities identified by industry members, PAC respondents, and food safety professionals. Understand the alignment between growers and technical assistance professionals in prioritizing food safety concerns impacting fresh produce production.
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Research Updates: Research Updates: Objective 7.1 Objective 7.1 Ranking Food Safety Priorities of the Fresh Produce Industry in the United States
Research Highlights Research Highlights Health and hygiene was ranked of highest importance with industry community members. PAC respondents ranked adjacent land use of highest importance. Grower and technical assistance groups similarly ranked priorities. Priority rankings differed by operation size.
Fresh Produce Industry Priorities Fresh Produce Industry Priorities Top five priorities: 1. Health and hygiene 2. Worker training 3. Postharvest sanitation 4. Traceability 5. Harvest sanitation
Fresh Produce Industry Priorities Fresh Produce Industry Priorities Food safety professionals who provide technical assistance to the fresh produce industry ranked food safety priorities similarly to fresh produce growers. This finding suggests that growers and technical assistance professionals agree on how to prioritize the variety of food safety concerns that impact fresh produce production.
Produce Advisory Committee Priorities Produce Advisory Committee Priorities Top five priorities: 1. Adjacent land use 2. Preharvest water 3. EMPs 4. BSAAOs 5. Postharvest sanitation
Produce Advisory Committee Priorities Produce Advisory Committee Priorities The PAC ranked adjacent land as their top food safety priority, followed by preharvest water , EMPs , BSAAO , and postharvest sanitation . The ranking behavior of PAC respondents aligned with the emerging topics that have been discussed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as vulnerabilities in the production of fresh produce.
More Information More Information Check out Check out our paper! our paper! Alexis M. Hamilton, Ph.D. Alexis M. Hamilton, Ph.D. Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist, Virginia Tech ahamilton@vt.edu Bashiru Charles Bakin Bashiru Charles Bakin Ph.D. Student, The Ohio State University bakin.1@buckeyemail.osu.edu This work is supported by the Specialty Crops Research Initiative [grant no. 2020-51181-32157] from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this presentation are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
