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  • NIFA grant project aims to improve food safety testing for leafy greens

    Feb 8, 2021 12:45 pm by Marianne SteinResearch
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    The main pathogen related to leafy greens is E. coli. Current testing involves collecting samples from the field and sending them to a lab for testing. That may catch major contamination issues, but smaller-scale events are often undetected.