AI, Microbe Discovery and Food Safety - Southern Farm Network

AI, Microbe Discovery and Food Safety - Southern Farm Network

A connection between irrigation surface water and potential microbial contaminants could create a foodborne illness. Cases of such bacteria on leafy vegetables almost 50 years ago found irrigation water providing pathways for microbes. But as USDA researcher Yakov Pachepsky recalls, congressional and federal establishment of standards for microbes from a food safety perspective led to questions such as: “How representative is the small sample th…