FDA Announces Joint Venture to Study Human Pathogens in Yuma Region Leafy Greens
A new joint initiative between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Arizona Department of Agriculture, the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension (UACE), the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District (WMIDD), and various members of the Yuma, AZ, leafy greens industry will review the ecology of human pathogens in the environment in the Yuma agricultural region.
The joint venture will be a multi-year study that will focus on how human pathogens survive, move, and possibly contaminate produce prior to harvest.