دورية أكاديمية
Inconsistent food safety pressures complicate environmental conservation for California produce growers
| العنوان: | Inconsistent food safety pressures complicate environmental conservation for California produce growers |
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| المؤلفون: | Patrick Baur, Laura Driscoll, Sasha Gennet, Daniel Karp |
| المصدر: | California Agriculture, Vol 70, Iss 03, Pp 142-151 (2016) |
| بيانات النشر: | University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2016. |
| سنة النشر: | 2016 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Agriculture |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | food safety, conservation, fresh produce, co-management, farms, Farms and Farming Systems, agricultural management, California, Agriculture |
| الوصف: | Controlling human pathogens on fresh vegetables, fruits and nuts is imperative for California growers. A range of rules and guidelines have been developed since 2006, when a widespread outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 was linked to bagged spinach grown in California. Growers face pressure from industry and government sources to adopt specific control measures on their farms, resulting in a complex, shifting set of demands, some of which conflict with environmental stewardship. We surveyed 588 California produce growers about on-farm practices related to food safety and conservation. Nearly all respondents considered both food safety and environmental protection to be important responsibilities for their farms. Responses indicate that clearing vegetation to create buffers around cropped fields, removing vegetation from ditches and ponds, and using poison bait and wildlife fences are commonly used practices intended to reduce wildlife movements onto farm fields. The survey also revealed that on-farm practices vary substantially even among farms with similar characteristics. This variability suggests inconsistencies in food safety requirements, auditors' interpretations or growers' perception of the demands of their buyers. Although site-specific considerations are important and practices should be tailored to local conditions, our findings suggest growers, natural resources and food safety would benefit from clearer, more consistent requirements. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 0008-0845 2160-8091 |
| Relation: | http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.2016a0006; https://doaj.org/toc/0008-0845; https://doaj.org/toc/2160-8091 |
| DOI: | 10.3733/ca.2016a0006 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/4860ffeaca704bf0834cd37cb66d8305 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.4860ffeaca704bf0834cd37cb66d8305 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 00080845 21608091 |
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| DOI: | 10.3733/ca.2016a0006 |