潜水简报:
- 最新努力结束叶茂盛植物中的食物造成疾病字符串来自加州绿叶蔬菜营销协定董事会。加州果岭农民现在有additional requirements to reduce riskfrom water used on lettuce,according to a release。
- Although the California LGMA already requires farmers to test water, the updated rules prevent using untreated surface water for irrigation prior to harvest. Additional safeguards include ensuring farmers categorize water sources, consider how and when water is applied to crops, and sanitize water if needed. Testing irrigation water is currently not required by federal law.
- 1月，加州和亚利桑那州LGMA采用新标准，包括新设备清洁要求，强制性可追溯性措施，生长区和动物饲料之间的缓冲区，以及洪水和高风天气的积极措施，食品安全新闻报道。
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Three recentE. coli outbreakssent shock waves through the leafy greens industry as romaine lettuce prices tumbled 50% and farmers plowed under lettuce fields or left them to rot, costing millions of dollars and consumer confidence. As California farmers get ready for this year's greens growing season, they will likely want to limit damages as much as possible.
LGMA的最新规则要求加强了1月份颁布的法规，该法规在联邦政府离开的地方拿起。食品安全现代化法案，signed into law2011年，呼吁种植者测试他们的灌溉水并采取措施防止污染的来源用于生产。但FDA于2017年9月宣布，实施将推迟到at least 2022为了让原子能机构“考虑我们如何进一步降低监管负担或增加灵活性。”
However, water seems to be the culprit in these E. coli outbreaks. In November,USDA confirmedE. Coli在亚利桑那州Yuma的灌溉运河水样中，最有可能导致2018年春季狂欢莴苣的广泛污染。
Growers not willing to risk another potentially deadly outbreak have taken the matter into their own hands. California-based Taylor Farms recently said it will only buy produce from growers treating open source irrigation water beginning May 1,The Packer reported。此外，Bonduelle新鲜美洲需要种植者治疗架空灌溉中使用的水in the 21 days before harvest. Now the California LGMA, which represents 90% of all leafy greens growers in the state, is extending these standards statewide.
For growers who have not yet voluntarily implemented anti-contamination efforts onto their farms, water testing and limiting surface irrigation just prior to the harvest period may take some logistical reworking, which could weigh heavily on bottom lines. However, there is a chance that the payoff for implementation will be worth the upfront cost.
While these more stringent requirements are not guaranteed to make leafy greens pathogen-free, they could inspire consumer confidence. If producers couple these requirements with their marketing efforts, these added water safety and sourcing transparency mandates could be rewarded with more purchases by both consumers and retailers this season. And with healthy eating habits on the rise and consumers munching on an average of 12.5 pounds of lettuce in 2017,according to Statista, restored confidence could mean higher sales and better profits.
加利福尼亚并不孤单。亚利桑那州的LGMA一直与加利福尼亚州合作，以实施水安全指南。虽然Beafy Greens安全组都需要种植者对病原体测试他们的水，但他们计划在下个月内宣布对地表用水的更严格的规定。
