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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
K-STATE 1xbet online casino EXPERTS CONTRIBUTE TO NEW BOOK ON CAUSES, SOLUTIONS TO PRODUCE CONTAMINATION
MANHATTAN -- Ever since childhood we've been told that fruits and vegetables are good for us. And they are -- except when they make us sick.
&1xbet online casino ;We should eat fresh produce because it's good for us, but it's also a significant cause of foodborne illness,&1xbet online casino ; said Doug Powell, an associate professor of food safety at Kansas State University.
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Because these healthful foods are also a health concern, Powell and colleagues have contributed to a new book, &1xbet online casino ;The Produce Contamination Problem: Causes and Solutions,&1xbet online casino ; slated for release July 15 from Academic Press. The chapter's authors include Casey Jacob, a K-State research assistant and May 2008 bachelor's graduate in food science and industry, and Ben Chapman, assistant professor and food safety extension specialist at North Carolina State University.
One of the main things the authors convey is that the tomato grown in your home garden is as likely to make you sick as is the tomato purchased at a big-box grocery store or discount chain.
&1xbet online casino ;Everyone is big on their local garden, but it's no different whether I have a thousand acres or a little plot in my backyard,&1xbet online casino ; Powell said. &1xbet online casino ;You have to keep dog, cat and bird poop out of the product you eat.&1xbet online casino ;
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&1xbet online casino ;It was nothing near to being a factory farm, but cattle were kept next to the spinach,&1xbet online casino ; he said.
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&1xbet online casino ;With produce, anything that comes in contact with it has the potential to contaminate, whether it's people's hands, irrigation water or cow manure,&1xbet online casino ; he said.
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&1xbet online casino ;Other than asking questions about food safety practices, there isn't much consumers can do,&1xbet online casino ; Powell said. &1xbet online casino ;Contamination has to be prevented on the farm.&1xbet online casino ;
