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WSU Produce Safety @WAProduceSafety

Providing science-based food safety information for the Washington produce industry.

Joined May 2020
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WSU Produce Safety@WAProduceSafety
25 Jan 2024
We opened two offerings of Food Microbiology 101 for the Fresh Produce Industry this spring! Registration is limited. Please visit our website for more info and registration: foodsafety.wsu.edu/training-…
Food Micro 101 for Fresh Produce Industry training flyer for April and May. Training costs $500. Links to register.

ALT Food Micro 101 for Fresh Produce Industry training flyer for April and May. Training costs $500. Links to register.
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We have a couple of space left on March 12th and 9 more in March 14th. We hope you can join us! Visit our website bit.ly/WSU_PSA to register!
Flyer to register for the March 12 or March 14th PSA Grower Training. It has fruits and veggies in the background. There is the logo for WSU Extention, WSDA, and Produce Safety Alliance.

ALT Flyer to register for the March 12 or March 14th PSA Grower Training. It has fruits and veggies in the background. There is the logo for WSU Extention, WSDA, and Produce Safety Alliance.
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U.S. FDA Human Foods Program@FDAfood
14 Feb 2024
Cornell’s Produce Safety Alliance, an important partner in the FDA’s #FSMA training strategy, has Spanish translations available! Para obtener mayor información sobre la Norma de inocuidad de los productos agrícolas frescos de FSMA, por favor visite: es.producesafetyalliance.cor…
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WSU CAHNRS@wsucahnrs
13 Feb 2024
The latest @WSUExtension publications help Washington tree fruit growers protect their crops & aid forage & biofuels producers in considering a crop of switchgrass. #GoCougs news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/article/…

Latest tree fruit protection, switchgrass guides available from WSU Extension

Latest guides help tree fruit growers protect their crops, aid forage and biofuels producers considering switchgrass.

news.cahnrs.wsu.edu
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WSU Food Safety
@WSU_foodsafety
31 Jan 2024
Free virtual Developing a Food Safety Plan training hosted on 2/22/24! It runs from 8 am- Noon. Visit our website for more info and registration ➡️foodprocessing.wsu.edu/exten…
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We still have room in the January 26th PSA GT in WSU Tri-Cities!
WSU Produce Safety@WAProduceSafety
29 Nov 2023
Register now for @Produce_Safety Grower Training in 2024! Fee is $50 for Washington State residents. For other states the fee is $150. Thanks to @WSDAgov - Produce Safety Program for being a partner. Visit our website ➡️bit.ly/WSU_PSA for registration
Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training flyer for Jan 26, 2024 at WSU Tri-Cites, Richland, March 12, 2024 at Holiday Inn & Suites, Bellingham, and March 14, 2024 at Thurston County Fairgrounds.

ALT Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training flyer for Jan 26, 2024 at WSU Tri-Cites, Richland, March 12, 2024 at Holiday Inn & Suites, Bellingham, and March 14, 2024 at Thurston County Fairgrounds.
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WSU Produce Safety@WAProduceSafety
29 Nov 2023
Register now for @Produce_Safety Grower Training in 2024! Fee is $50 for Washington State residents. For other states the fee is $150. Thanks to @WSDAgov - Produce Safety Program for being a partner. Visit our website ➡️bit.ly/WSU_PSA for registration
Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training flyer for Jan 26, 2024 at WSU Tri-Cites, Richland, March 12, 2024 at Holiday Inn & Suites, Bellingham, and March 14, 2024 at Thurston County Fairgrounds.

ALT Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training flyer for Jan 26, 2024 at WSU Tri-Cites, Richland, March 12, 2024 at Holiday Inn & Suites, Bellingham, and March 14, 2024 at Thurston County Fairgrounds.
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U.S. FDA Human Foods Program@FDAfood
7 Dec 2023
RECALL UPDATE: Consumers, restaurants, and retailers should check their freezers and throw away recalled fresh or cut #cantaloupe that was frozen for later use. The product recall list has been updated.
U.S. FDA Recalls
@FDArecalls
7 Dec 2023
Updated GHGA, LLC, in Coordination with Sofia Produce, LLC DBA Trufresh, Voluntarily Recalls Select Fresh-Cut Fruit Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination fda.gov/safety/recalls-marke…
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U.S. FDA Human Foods Program@FDAfood
30 Nov 2023
RECALL UPDATE: FDA has compiled a list of recalls being conducted by companies that received and used recalled cantaloupes to make or products containing pre-cut cantaloupes. This list will be updated as we receive notifications of new recalls. fda.gov/safety/major-product…
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CDC
@CDCgov
24 Nov 2023
SALMONELLA OUTBREAK UPDATE: 99 people sick in 32 states, including 45 hospitalized and 2 deaths. More whole and pre-cut cantaloupe have been recalled. Throw them away or return them: bit.ly/3R3jswt
Whole and cut cantaloupe, and stickers that say “Malichita 4050” or “Rudy 4050.” Text says, “Food safety alert. Salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupe. Don’t eat whole cantaloupes with “Malichita” or “Ruby” stickers. Don’t eat recalled pre-cut fruit products that contain cantaloupes from Vineyard, Aldi and Freshness Guaranteed brands. See CDC outbreak notice for more details."

ALT Whole and cut cantaloupe, and stickers that say “Malichita 4050” or “Rudy 4050.” Text says, “Food safety alert. Salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupe. Don’t eat whole cantaloupes with “Malichita” or “Ruby” stickers. Don’t eat recalled pre-cut fruit products that contain cantaloupes from Vineyard, Aldi and Freshness Guaranteed brands. See CDC outbreak notice for more details."

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Virtual @Produce_Safety Grower Training held with Zoom.* Registration is limited 30 registrants. Visit our website for more info: bit.ly/WSU_PSA Fee is $50 for WA residents! Thanks to @WSDAgov for their support!
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NE Food Safety@necafs
30 Oct 2023
This Clearinghouse Monday: Cleaning and Sanitizing Farm Tools and Equipment This virtual lab introduces cleaning and sanitizing food contact surfaces, how to select and apply sanitizers, why monitoring sanitizers is important, and how to monitor them foodsafetyclearinghouse.org/…
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U.S. FDA Recalls
@FDArecalls
25 Oct 2023
Gills Onions Voluntarily Recalls Select Lots of Fresh Diced Onion Products Because of Possible Health Risk fda.gov/safety/recalls-marke…
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WRCEFS Food Safety@wrcefs
24 Oct 2023
Congratulations to WRCEFS PIs Jovana Kovacevic and Joy Waite-Cusic on their new publication focused on cleaning and sanitizing in produce operations! Before and After: Evaluation of Microbial and Organic Loads in Produce... sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #produce #FSMA #clean
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WSU CAHNRS@wsucahnrs
17 Oct 2023
#WSU's statewide produce safety specialist has a big job, w/such a wide variety of produce grown in Washington. @goodfruitgrower has a story that includes Claire Murphy, who joined @WSUExtension in that role in August. #GoCougs goodfruit.com/new-scientists…
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WSU CAHNRS@wsucahnrs
11 Oct 2023
Produce growers & sellers have to follow very defined laws & regulations. This week's Food Safety in a Minute podcast from @WSUExtension coveres the basics of how apples are safely grown & sold in Washington & around the country. #GoCougs soundcloud.com/foodsafetyina…

FSM 254: Food Safety Practices of Apple Growers: From Farm to Table

Click here to take a quick survey: https://bit.ly/2E3hR5Q Click here for a written transcript of this episode: https://tinyurl.com/bdd4re73

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WSU CAHNRS@wsucahnrs
22 Sep 2023
Come out & buy #WSU-grown McIntosh apples & Italian plums @ the WSU Horticulture Center. Today from noon-6, tomorrow 10-4. More apple varieties will be available next week! #GoCougs
A large wooden bin full of yellow and red McIntosh apples.

ALT A large wooden bin full of yellow and red McIntosh apples.
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WSU CAHNRS@wsucahnrs
21 Sep 2023
The winter squash has arrived @ the #WSU Eggert Family Organic Farm! Come to the weekly produce sale tomorrow from 3-6 pm to get acorn, delicata, or carnival squash, in addition to tomatoes, shallots, beets, & much more. #GoCougs mailchi.mp/1dc8cabad132/wsu-…
Tables covered in several varieties of squash in a farm building.

ALT Tables covered in several varieties of squash in a farm building.
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