CPS-Funded Research to Focus on Various Food Safety Hazards, Produce Types
To help answer the fresh produce industry’s most urgent food safety questions, the Center for Produce Safety (CPS) has distributed $3.9 million to fund 14 new research projects.
Among other topics, the 14 projects being funded by CPS aim to explore the food safety implications of leafy greens production in controlled (indoor) environments, to evaluate and mitigate risks posed by Listeriamonocytogenes and Salmonella, and to advance Cyclospora detection. Researchers’ proposals were vetted by industry experts on the CPS Technical Committee and other expert volunteers to ensure that the resulting science will best meet industry needs.