Direct access to peer-reviewed extension articles that focus on Good Agricultural Practices and Microbial Food Safety of Fruits, Vegetables, and other edible horticultural crops.

 

Issue	Articles
ANR 8103 - Key Points of Control and Management of Microbial Food Safety: Information for Producer	This publication provides a brief outline of the fundamental components of microbial food safety that should be part of any comprehensive management plan for melon producers, harvest service operators,distribution and wholesale handlers, and fresh cut processors. The diversity of environments, crop management practices, and handling practices make a single, universally applicable approach to food safety planning unrealistic. This quick reference guide focuses on the key guiding principles of prevention of contamination, reduction of survival, and prevention of cross contamination for each step in melon commerce up to consumer handling.
ANR 8102 - Key Points of Control and Management of Microbial Food Safety: Information for Growers,	This publication provides a brief outline of the fundamental components of microbial food safety that should be part of any comprehensive management plan for growers, specialty crop producers, harvest service operators, distribution and wholesale handlers,direct marketers, and fresh cut processors. The diversity of environments, crop management practices, and handling practices makes the notion a single, universally applicable approach to food safety planning unrealistic. Instead, this quick reference guide focuses on the key guiding principles: prevention of contamination, reduction of survival, and prevention of cross-contamination for each step, up to consumer handling. These principles are the combined result of specific research and practical experience with diverse commodities and crop management systems.
ANR 8101 - Key Points of Control and Management of Microbial Food Safety: Edible Landscape Plants	This publication provides a brief outline of the important components of microbial food safety practices for home gardeners and edible landscape practitioners. The diversity and scale of home garden environments, gardening practices, and food handling practices make a single approach to food safety planning in the garden unrealistic. This publication,drawn from research and practical experience, focuses on the key guiding principles of preventing contamination,reducing the survival of pathogens, and preventing cross-contamination at each step.
ANR 8095 - Cantaloupe: Safe Methods to Store, Preserve, and Enjoy.	Enjoying cantaloupe from retail, farmer's market, fruit stand, or home garden. Simple to understand background on quality and safety. Practical tips for selecting, washing, and consuming fresh and preserved cantaloupe.
ANR 8015 - Guidelines for Controlling Listeria monocytogenes in small- to medium-scale packing and	The goal of this publication is to offer guidelines for monitoring and minimizing the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in an agricultural packing operation and minimizing the possibility of its presence in the final food product, whether sold as a raw agricultural product or uncooked minimally processed vegetable.