As produce consumption has increased, so have foodborne disease outbreaks associated
with fresh produce. Little research has addressed food safety practices used on small to …

The critical features in yield forecasts determination are crop health and seasonal progress.
These serve as an indicator for the success of farming. Visual inspection often produces a …

(FDA) published the Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards for Fresh Fruits and
Vegetables in 1998 (9). This publication identified concerns, risks, and safe practices …

Post-harvest loss (PHL) assessments are usually commodity-oriented and approaches for
reducing these losses tend to rely on technological interventions for improving product …

From 2001 to 2010, foodborne illness outbreaks increased in the US and 17% of the
outbreaks were from produce. High-risk, whole produce at farmers' markets present unique …

Grit composed of dirt, sand, and small stones adheres to baby leafy salad vegetables during
the growing period and can sometimes be difficult to remove with sanitiser only or tap water …

This research work plays an important role in transforming current conventional
methodology in fruit quality definition and evaluation into scientific and technological …

The determination of the healthiness of a crop is relevant in ensuring a high agricultural
yield. The growth rate and the productivity are the factors that can help to establish the …

Baby leafy salad vegetables have a limited shelf-life because they are fragile, have a high
respiration rate, neutral pH, high aw, and upon mechanical damage, release nutrients that …

Grit composed of dirt, sand, and small stones adheres to baby leafy salad vegetables during
the growing period and can sometimes be difficult to remove with sanitiser only or tap water …