Fresh Produce: Safe Handling Practices for Consumers

Produce handling and processing practices.

In the past decade, outbreaks of human illness associated with the consumption of raw vegetables and fruits (or unpasteurized products produced from them) have increased in the United States. Changes in agronomic, harvesting, distribution, processing, and consumption patterns and practices have undoubtedly contributed to this increase. Pathogens such as Listeria monocytogenes, Clostridium botul...

Handling of Quality Fresh Produce and Ornamentals

Best practices for safe handling of products

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Best Practices for Safe Handling of the Morbidly Obese Patient

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. The number of people classified as overweight has reached an all-time high record of 64% of the population, with as many as 30% classified as obese. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Surveillance System shows that in 2005 only 4 states had obesity prevalence rates less than 20%, while 17 states had pre...

Gamma Irradiation for Fresh Produce