Preventing Future Recalls

In recent years there has been many recalls on various vegetables because of salmonella, E. coli and other bacteria. As a result of these dangerous outbreaks there has been research done on new ways to ensure the cleanliness of produce. An article I found talked about the recalls of lettuce, spinach and other bagged greens. Fresh Express who is the nations leading producer of bagged salad greens has come up with a new way to clean vegetables a more efficient way. Fresh Express itself has had three separate issues with recalls this year alone on packaged salad greens. In the past greens have been cleaned with a chlorine rinse. Fresh Express has come up with a new wash formula of a mild acid solution called FreshRinse, which they claim to be much more successful at destroying harmful bacteria. The Fresh Produce Association which is a trade group stated that if this does prove to be more effective it would be a significant advancement in the safety of fresh-cut vegetables. I found this article to be interesting because we have been hearing about more and more food recalls in the news lately. I thought I was nice to finally read about the preventative steps that they are taking to prevent future recalls. If you would like to read the whole article click here.