This page was updated on Monday March 17 2008

Food Safety in Vegetable Production

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Useful links:

EPA documents about composting
EPA The Consumer's Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste
EPA Tip 10: Compost Yard Trimmings and Some Food Scraps


Basics of Ozone Applications for Postharvest Treatment of Vegetables - DRAFT, in review
By Trevor Suslow
3 pages (91 kb)

Guidelines for Controlling L. monocytogenes in Small to Medium-Scale Packing and Fresh-Cut Operations: The Opportunistic Bacterial Pathogen, Publication 8015
By Trevor Suslow
7 pages (33 kb)

Introduction to ORP (Oxidation-Reduction Potential) as the Standard of Postharvest Water Disinfection Monitoring - DRAFT, in review
By Trevor Suslow
4 pages (28 kb)

Postharvest Chlorination - Basic Properties and Key Points for Effective Distribution, Publication 8003
8 pages

Postharvest Handling for Organic Crops - Publication 7254
By Trevor Suslow
4 pages (32 kb)

Water Disinfection - A Practical Approach to Calculating Dose Values for Preharvest and Postharvest Applications, Publication 7256
By Trevor Suslow
4 pages (32 kb)


Microbial Food Safety IS Your Responsibility
By Trevor Suslow
pdf version available on this page

National Science and Education Conference on the "Guide to Minimize Microbial Hazards on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables"

Food Quality Protection Act Impact on California Vegetable Crops
By Steve Fennimore

Organic Produce and Food Safety


The following PowerPoint presentations are viewable on the web:

Good Agricultural Practices Overview

Preharvest Good Agricultural Practices

Postharvest Water Disinfection

ORP (Oxidation-Reduction Potential) Basics

Cold Storage Sanitation

Hand Sanitation

Manure and Good Agricultural Practices



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This page was updated on Monday March 17 2008