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Produce Safety Articles
Find up-to-date news articles and fact sheets written by Produce Safety Technicians and MSU Extension Educators


Produce Spotlight: Tomatoes
Diving into the food safety considerations of tomatoes. Produce Safety Spotlight: Tomatoes Red, orange, yellow, green, purple, pink - a...
Landen Tetil
Oct 6
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E.coli and Apples: How Crop Characteristics Determine How E.coli Can Infiltrate and Adhere to Produce
This month we dive into more scientific research that demonstrates the relationship between pathogen survival and crop characteristics,...
Allissa Conley
Sep 8
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The science linking the relationship between crop characteristics and pathogen survival
One requirement of the Pre-Harvest Agriculture Water Assessment is that farmers are required to identify crop characteristics of the...
Allissa Conley
Aug 12
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Adding Sanitizer to Produce Wash Water
Food-grade sanitizers added to produce wash water may reduce the risk of spreading pathogens. Image source: Michigan On-Farm Produce...
Landen Tetil
Jul 10
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Produce Spotlight: Microgreens
Diving into the food safety considerations of microgreens Image source: https://minnesota.agclassroom.org/ Introduction - Microgreens,...
Landen Tetil
Jun 13
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Do you know your crop’s characteristics?
Knowing crop characteristics will be necessary for completing the Agricultural Water Assessment, a new part of the FSMA Final Rule on...
Allissa Conley
Feb 3
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