I received this note from a webinar I “tried” to take part in RE: foodborne pathogens (used up all my download in about 5 minutes:(). My take is that small scale producers should be able to take advantage of this data potentially demonstrating the problems with indutrialized food production.
“70% of produce contamination happens after the produce leaves the farm! One study looked at the removal of outer leaves in romaine lettuce and results showed a significant decrease in contamination levels when compared to other processing procedures like produce washes. Dr. Jeff LeJeune, Current Perspectives on Cattle, Produce and Human Health Webinar, November 8, 2011. Go to: http://extension.wsu.edu/vetextension/ec/Pages/Outreach.aspx for more information recorded from the webinar.”
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