Working with farmers' markets and small farms to ensure food safety >> Read more
Providing information about FDA regulations and audit standards >> Read more
Developing new good agricultural practices curriculum
Updating you on the latest produce safety research
Providing informative outreach to the community
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The OSU Fruit and Vegetable Safety Team educates growers of fresh produce about Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs).  We strive to ensure a strong scientific basis behind the best practices taught and recommended by our team, provide helpful tools and resources to develop risk assessments and food safety plans for the farm, and promote high-quality, safe produce from Ohio growers.

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The Ohio State University Fruit and Vegetable Safety Team developed as a result of requests from producers for food safety education programs.  These initial programs demonstrated a need and led to an Excellence in Engagement Grant that enabled us to expand our educational program statewide and develop the team we are today.  

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New sensors for detecting ethylene may help supermarkets cut losses due to fresh produce spoilage
 "Every year, U.S. supermarkets lose roughly 10 percent of their fruits and vegetables to spoilage, according to the Department of Agriculture.  To help combat those losses, MIT chemistry professor Timothy Swager and his students have built a new sensor that could help grocers and...
Garlic, photo by A. kulhanek 2010
Washington State University: Produce Fights Back! Compound from garlic fights against Campylobacter, common foodborne pathogen
From Washington State University: Researchers have found a compound in garlic that is 100 times more effective than some antibiotics against Campylobacter jejuni, a bacterium that is a common cause of foodborne illness.  While the research is in its early stages, the potential practical...
From Food Safety News: Key FSMA rules continue to languish at OMB, months after deadline- read more
From an article in the April 23, 2012 Food Safety News online.... FSMA's preventive controls for food facilities, preventive controls for animal feed facilities, foreign supplier verification program, and the produce safety rule- all past their due dates.  What's the hold up? Read more......

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