The Center for Produce Safety held its first produce research symposium in June to review projects it has sponsored. Chris Schlect, president of the Northwest Horticultural Council and a member of the CPS’s advisory board, said the research is designed to answer real-world questions that will help the produce industry address food safety concerns. There have been many suggestions on how to make produce safer, but little ­scientific justification until now. The center was created by the produce industry following an outbreak of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 in 2006 that was linked to spinach produced in California. It is based at […]