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PSP Submits Growers' Comments
Summaries of six public meetings submitted to FDA
Building the Science Foundation of a Modern Food Safety System
Analysis of food safety data collection in Europe shows several ways to improve U.S. system, including annual report consolidating human, animal, food and feed surveillance
Ohio State University economist provides up-to-date cost of foodborne illness in U.S.
Foodborne illness associated with produce costs U.S. $39 billion annually
Issue Brief Series: Analyses of possible sources of produce contamination.
The Produce Safety Project has commissioned a series of papers as a follow-up to its analysis and comparison of existing produce safety standards. These issue briefs will explore in more depth issues relating to the use of compost, the quality of irrigation water, the interaction and interface of food safety standards and conservation standards, and worker hygiene measures.
Survey of State Health Departments Underscores Gaps in Foodborne Illness Response
Produce Safety Project and Safe Tables Our Priority survey demonstrates need for better integration and collection of outbreak data
Legal Analysis Examines Limits to Agricultural Marketing Service's Role in Produce Safety Standards
O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law examines limits of USDA’s authority over produce safety.
Produce Safety Summit: Implications of Mandatory Safety Standards
Stakeholders assessed implications of mandatory safety standards for fresh produce and identified insights on how to best shape their development at Produce Safety Summit, sponsored by the Produce Safety Project and Booz Allen Hamilton.
Current Law Provides FDA with Authority to Mandate Safety Standards for Produce
Legal analyses by the Congressional Research Service and by the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University conclude that FDA has sufficient authority under existing law to adopt produce-safety regulations.
Breakdown: Lessons to Be Learned from the 2008
Salmonella
Saintpaul Outbreak
The first in-depth review of the 2008
Salmonella
Saintpaul outbreak that sickened over 1,400 people.
Comparison of GAPs for Fresh Produce
A side-by-side analysis of produce safety standards shows significant variations in guidance given fruit and vegetable growers.
Results of a National Study on Produce Safety (9/17/08)
A national survey of 1002 likely voters, commissioned by Produce Safety Project, found that Americans want significant reforms of federal produce safety activities.
Top Line Poll Results
Results from Hart Research and Public Opinion Strategies survey of 1002 likely voters, conducted from July 21-August 3, 2008.
