fruit recalls who knew - Problem of Washing Fresh Produce
So I came across this research paper today and thought I would share. It certainly shed some light on the revolving door of fruit recalls (cantaloupe, watermelon, Dole Recall)
https://naldc.nal.us...wnload/1763/PDF
Chlorine is NOT effective on the surface of fruit......it is effective on the wash water however
Happy reading
I am unable to open the PDF. Can you provide the document title so I may search that on the USDA archive site?
Thanks for the link Scampi, that was an interesting read!
I am unable to open the PDF. Can you provide the document title so I may search that on the USDA archive site?
Paper title: Heat Transfer and Microbial Kinetics Modeling to Determine the Location of Microorganisms within Cucumber Fruit
Authors: F.R. MATTOS, O.O. FASINA, L.D. REINA, H.P FLEMING, F. BREIDT, JR., G.S. DAMASCENO, AND F.V. PASSOS
Abstract if it helps: https://onlinelibrar....2005.tb09972.x
I am unable to open the PDF. Can you provide the document title so I may search that on the USDA archive site?
pdf seems fine for me ??
The penetration effect detailed in first link is undoubtedly relevant to the washing process for some fruit/vegetables however it might be worth noting that the overall washing system can be a very complex mix of overlapping difficulties.
It seems that the focus in recent years has expanded somewhat from solely thinking about direct bacterial reduction to include the prevention of cross-contamination (as per the washwater comment in OP).
For example this 2015 publication -
Prevention Cross-Contamination of pathogens in fresh produce wash water.pdf 276.85KB 6 downloads
Maybe also see this thread -