Volume 3, Number 4—December 1997
THEME ISSUE
Foodborne
Factors that Influence the Emergence or Reemergence and Dissemination of Microbial Foodborne Pathogens and Human Disease
Emerging Foodborne Diseases: An Evolving Public Health Challenge
Table 3
Events and potential contamination sources during produce processing
| Event | Contamination sources |
|---|---|
| Production and harvest | |
| Growing, picking, | Irrigation water, manure, |
| bundling | lack of field sanitation |
| Initial processing | |
| Washing, waxing, | Wash water, handling |
| sorting, boxing | |
| Distribution | |
| Trucking | Ice, dirty trucks |
| Final processing | |
| Slicing, squeezing, | Wash water, handling, |
| shredding, peeling | cross-contamination |
