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Virginia Fresh Produce Food Safety Website

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SPES-626NP

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Authored by Amber Vallotton, Extension Specialist, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech; Sarah Gugercin, Freelance Graphic Designer, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Tech; Laura K. Strawn, Associate Professor & Produce Safety Extension Specialist, Department of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Tech; Alexis Hamilton, Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist, Department of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Tech; H. Lester Schonberger, Associate Extension Specialist, Department of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Tech; and Melissa S. Wright, Associate Extension Specialist and Director, Food Producer Technical Assistance Network, Department of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Tech

This comprehensive website (https://ps.spes.vt.edu/) is intended to provide information about the efforts of the Virginia Fresh Produce Food Safety Team, as well as timely and science-based resources geared to reducing fresh produce contamination risks, beginning at the farm level, progressing through the marketplace to the final end-user, the consumer. The site also includes a blog that highlights our research and extension work on many fronts.

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Publication Date

October 18, 2024

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