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Assessing the Scientific Basis of the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule and Microbial Quality of Water Used to Grow Produce in Alabama 

Gradl, Janet (2019-03-05)
Small farms are a growing part of the fresh produce market. In Alabama, 93 percent of farms are defined as small and 2 percent of agricultural sales were from fresh produce in 2016. Only 1.3 percent of produce farms in ...

Comparison of Plate Media for Isolation of Campylobacter from Live Broilers and Scheduled Delivery of Broiler Flocks to Reduce Cross-contamination with Campylobacter 

Potturi-Venkata, Lakshmi-Pras (2006-12-15)
Campylobacters are bacteria that are a major cause of diarrheal illness in humans and are generally regarded as the most common bacterial cause of gastroenteritis worldwide. Disease control studies have demonstrated that ...

The Effects of Electrostatic Polarization Ultra-Violet Light Filters on the Bioaerosols of a Commercial Broiler Processing Plant Hang Room 

Butler, Jessica (2009-12-17)
Poultry processing hang rooms are recognized as potentially one of the dirtiest areas of a first processing plant. Little research focuses on the amount of debris in the air of a hang room and its potential effects on cross ...

Marinating effects on the sensory characteristics of grain- and forage-finished beef 

McMurtrie, Katie (2010-05-11)
Beef inside round roasts (n = 144) were cut from rounds obtained from both forage-finished cattle (n = 72) and grain-finished cattle (n = 72). Roasts were portioned to weigh approximately 0.45-0.68 kg. Each roast was ...

Quantifying Condensation on Shell Eggs and its Effect on Salmonella Enteritidis Penetration into Egg Contents 

Gradl, Janet (2016-07-20)
Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) prevalence in eggs is a major concern to the egg industry. Some research has shown that egg sweating, which can occur when refrigerated eggs are moved into a warmer ambient temperature with ...

Validation of Cooking Methods Using Shell Eggs Inoculated with Salmonella Serotypes Enteritidis and Heidelberg 

Davis, Alexis (2007-08-15)
Salmonella Enteritidis has been associated with eggs and egg products for a long time. However, Salmonella Heidelberg is now also being associated with eggs and egg products. Experiments were therefore done to determine ...