FDSC 4070 Lecture : Week 2 FSMA Produce Safety Rule
Document Summary
Outbreaks and illness due to food commodities, 2001-2010. Natural habitat for pathogens of concern: norovirus, infected humans, salmonella, gi tract of animals and human, listeria monocytogenes, gi tract of animals and human, e. coli o157:h7, gi tract of animals and human, particularly ruminant animals. Challenges associated with fresh produce: once introduced, pathogens are difficult to remove, often uncooked: eaten raw, internalization: a topic of discussion http://emeraldfruitandproduce. com/ It requires the farms to take appropriate measures to minimize the risk of serious health consequences and to take measures reasonably necessary to prevent the introduction of known or reasonably foreseeable health hazards . http://emeraldfruitandproduce. com/ The proposed produce rule is risk based approach as oppose to commodity based approach. Agricultural water: water used in the growing, harvesting, packing of produce where the water is reasonably likely to contact the produce www. fairfield. ca. gov http://blogs. citizen-times. com/ Agricultural water during high risk activities: must test water to ensure there is no detectable generic e. coli woodswine7. blogspot. com.
