Purdue Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
Food safety is important on every farm, and
growers have a responsibility to minimize risks
to produce food that is not only wholesome and
nutritious, but also safe.
Why should fruit and vegetable growers be
particularly concerned about food safety?
Most farmers take great pride in growing highquality,
nutritious fruits and vegetables and would
never knowingly produce food that could harm
their customers. And yet, foodborne illnesses that
can be traced back to farms happen, and incidents
increase each year.
According to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, one-third of all significant
multistate outbreaks of foodborne illness in 2011
involved fresh produce. The human costs can
be heartbreaking when people die or become
Purdue Horticulture & Landscape ArchitectureFood safety is important on every farm, andgrowers have a responsibility to minimize risksto produce food that is not only wholesome andnutritious, but also safe.Why should fruit and vegetable growers beparticularly concerned about food safety?Most farmers take great pride in growing highquality,nutritious fruits and vegetables and wouldnever knowingly produce food that could harmtheir customers. And yet, foodborne illnesses thatcan be traced back to farms happen, and incidentsincrease each year.According to the Centers for Disease Controland Prevention, one-third of all significantmultistate outbreaks of foodborne illness in 2011involved fresh produce. The human costs canbe heartbreaking when people die or become
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