The Produce Safety Project - Safe Food for a Healthy Life

Growers Speak, FDA Listens

Larry Eckhart, New York produce farmer, and Mike Taylor, FDA's Deputy Commissioner for Foods, kick off first session of PSP Stakeholders' Discussion Series MORE

Experts' View

“Our focus today needs to be on prevention, not just reaction, if we are to have any hope of averting a future failure in the food safety system. FDA must have the scientific capability to do the research to develop the right processes and controls, producers and suppliers must be required to take steps to protect their link in the food chain, and the Agency must have the authority to hold producers and suppliers accountable for the failure to establish necessary protections.”

Dr. David A. Kessler
Former Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
May 1, 2007

Real-Life Stories

Haylee's Story

I was only 3 in 1996, when I ate a meal containing pre-washed mesclun lettuce greens, a meal that would change my life forever. MORE

Produce Safety Updates

USDA and FDA Issue Joint Statement: Coordinating Efforts to Ensure Safety of Produce
Announce Public Comment Period Open for Produce Rule
AFDO Releases Model Code for Produce Safety
Association of Food and Drug Officials develops Model Code for Produce Safety in response outbreaks associated fresh fruits and vegetables.
New Issue Brief on Farm Worker Health and Hygiene
Analysis by Robert B. Gravani, Ph.D., Department of Food Science, Cornell University
New Issue Report on Food Safety and Ecological Heath
Analysis of Food Safety and Ecological Heath from Dr. Jeffrey Langholtz and Dr. Karen Lowell
New Issue Brief on the Standards for Irrigation and Foliar Contact Water
New Analysis on on the Standards for Irrigation and Foliar Contact Water provided by Trevor V. Suslow, Ph.D. from University of California, Davis
New Report on the Composting Criteria for Animal Manure
New Analysis on Animal Manure provided by the Center for Food Safety, Department Food Science & Technology, University of Georgia
FDA’s Announces Plans to Issue Proposed Regulations for Fresh Produce Safety by October 2010
Statement by Jim O’Hara, PSP Director, in response to the FDA’s announcement on enforceable standards for fresh produce safety
H.R 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
The Energy and Commerce Committee reviews legislation which grants the FDA the authorities and resources it needs to better oversee the safety of the nation's food supply