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PRODUCE SAFETY RESEARCH COLLABORATION WITH NEW LEAF FOOD SAFETY SOLUTIONS
Sponsoring Institution
Agricultural Research Service/USDA
Project Status
ACTIVE
Funding Source
USDA INHOUSE
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
0422280
Grant No.
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Cumulative Award Amt.
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Proposal No.
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Multistate No.
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Project Start Date
Dec 27, 2011
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2014
Grant Year
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Program Code
[(N/A)]- (N/A)
Project Director
LUO Y
Recipient Organization
New Leaf Solutions
1129 Harkins Rd.
Salinas,CA 93902
Performing Department
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Non Technical Summary
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Animal Health Component
50%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
50%
Applied
50%
Developmental
0%
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
7120110107020%
7220210110020%
7121430107060%
Knowledge Area
712 - Protect Food from Contamination by Pathogenic Microorganisms, Parasites, and Naturally Occurring Toxins; 722 - Zoonotic Diseases and Parasites Affecting Humans;

Subject Of Investigation
0110 - Soil; 1430 - Greens and leafy vegetables; 0210 - Water resources;

Field Of Science
1070 - Ecology; 1100 - Bacteriology;
Goals / Objectives
The objective of this cooperative research project is to facilitate the adoption of food safety interventions through pilot plant scaled experimental trials.
Project Methods
Non-pathogenic E. coli will be inoculated on fresh produce. The product will be washed in the pilot plant scaled wash system, subjecting to various sanitizers and wash technologies. The E. coli cells will be recovered from produce and wash water and quantified using standard plating or enrichment procedures.

Progress 10/01/12 to 09/30/13

Outputs
Progress Report Objectives (from AD-416): The objective of this cooperative research project is to facilitate the adoption of food safety interventions through pilot plant scaled experimental trials. Approach (from AD-416): Non-pathogenic E. coli will be inoculated on fresh produce. The product will be washed in the pilot plant scaled wash system, subjecting to various sanitizers and wash technologies. The E. coli cells will be recovered from produce and wash water and quantified using standard plating or enrichment procedures. A pH controller donated by New Leaf Food Safety Solutions Inc. has been installed at the ARS fresh-cut pilot plant. The equipment is now fully operational and allows side-by-side comparison of T128 and citric acid for adjustment of pH in chlorinated wash water during fresh-cut produce processing. The equipment was further used during the testing of a novel feed-forward control of chlorine dosing program.

Impacts
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