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Displaying projects 1 - 25 of 149

  1. Agent-based models can predict appropriate risk-based set-back distances for flooded fields

  2. Assessing Postharvest Food Safety Risks and Identifying Mitigation Strategies for Foodborne Pathogens in Pistachios

  3. Assessing Postharvest Risks for Salmonella in Pistachios

  4. Assessment of Sanitation Techniques for Tree Fruit Storage Bins

  5. Automated compost monitoring with low-cost RFID, drones, and machine learning for improved control and pathogen safety

    • Investigators
      Chetan Badgujar, Ph.D.; Sai Swaminathan, Ph.D.; Shawn Hawkins, Ph.D.
    • Funding Source
      Center for Produce Safety
    • Start date
      2026
    • End date
      2027

  6. Avirulent Salmonella Strains and Their Use to Model Behavior of the Pathogen in Water, Composts, in and on Vegetables

    • Investigators
      Danyluk, Michelle; McClelland, M; Teplitski, Max
    • Funding Source
      Center for Produce Safety
    • Start date
      2013
    • End date
      2014

  7. Can clean get cleaner? Evaluation of cleaning and sanitation process improvements for harvest equipment of leafy greens

    • Investigators
      Channah Rock, Ph.D.; Michelle Danyluk, Ph.D.
    • Funding Source
      Center for Produce Safety
    • Start date
      2026
    • End date
      2027

  8. Characterization and control of food safety risks associated with indoor leafy green growing and harvest

  9. Characterization and mitigation of bacteriological risks associated with packing fresh-market citrus

  10. Characterization and mitigation of food safety risks associated with waxing roller brushes

  11. Color and material optimization of brushes for improved light-based sanitation

    • Investigators
      Govindaraj Dev Kumar, Ph.D.; Cameron Bardsley, Ph.D.; David Shapiro-Ilan, Ph.D.; Claire Murphy Ph.D.
    • Funding Source
      Center for Produce Safety
    • Start date
      2025
    • End date
      2026

  12. Comparative genomics analysis and physiological assessment of the avirulent Salmonella surrogate relevant to produce safety

  13. Comparison of Surrogate E. Coli Survival and Epidemiology in the Phyllosphere of Diverse Leafy Green Crops

  14. Contamination of Leafy Green Crops with Foodborne Pathogens: Are Wildlife a Problem?

  15. Contribution of Phyllosphere Microbiota to the Persistence of Escherichia Coli O157:H7 ATCC 700728 on Field-Grown Lettuce

  16. Control of Cross-Contamination during Field-pack and Retail Handling of Cantaloupe

    • Investigators
      Danyluk, Michelle; Chapman, Benjamin; Strawn, Laura
    • Funding Source
      Center for Produce Safety
    • Start date
      2016
    • End date
      2017

  17. Control of Listeria monocytogenes on apple through spray manifold-applied antimicrobial intervention

  18. Control of Listeria monocytogenes on avocado and avocado contact surfaces during dry packing by acetogenins naturally present in avocado seed

    • Investigators
      Alex Castillo, Ph.D.; Carmen Hernandez-Brenes, Ph.D.
    • Funding Source
      Center for Produce Safety
    • Start date
      2024
    • End date
      2024

  19. Control of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes on peaches through spray-bar brush bed sanitizer intervention

  20. CPS: Flood Rapid Response

    • Investigators
      Channah Rock, Ph.D.; Kerry Cooper, Ph.D.; Charles Gerba, Ph.D. University of Arizona; Debankur Sanyal, Ph.D.
    • Funding Source
      Center for Produce Safety
    • Start date
      2023
    • End date
      2023

  21. Cyclospora: Potential Reservoirs and Occurrence in Irrigation Waters

    • Investigators
      Gerba, Charles; Bright, Kelly; Lopez, Gerardo; Rivadeneira, Paula
    • Funding Source
      Center for Produce Safety
    • Start date
      2017
    • End date
      2018

  22. Demonstration of Practical, Effective and Environmentally Sustainable Agricultural Water Treatments to Achieve Compliance with Microbiological Criteria

  23. Detection, validation, and assessment of risks implied by the viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state of enteric bacterial pathogens in fresh produce

    • Investigators
      Bach, Susan; Delaquis, Pascal; Farber, Jeff; Lu, Xiaonan
    • Funding Source
      Center for Produce Safety
    • Start date
      2017
    • End date
      2018

  24. Developing a Program to Educate the Walnut Xupply Chain as it Pertains to Product Handling and Safety

  25. Developing a user-friendly risk assessment tool to assess the food safety risks of fresh produce production and landscape use

    • Investigators
      Alda Pires, Ph.D.; Beatriz Martinez-Lopez, Ph.D.; Gabriele Maier, Ph.D.; Erin DiCaprio, Ph.D.
    • Funding Source
      Center for Produce Safety
    • Start date
      2024
    • End date
      2025