Posters

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  Use of Monte Carlo Simulation to Determine the Kill Ratio in Milk Powders

  Published on September 12, 2022
  Use of Monte Carlo Simulation to Determine the Kill Ratio in Milk Powders

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  Quantifying the Electrostatic Adhesion Force of Powders on Food Contact Surfaces for Dry Cleaning and Sanitation

  Published on August 4, 2022
  The Food Safety and Modernization Act has no guidelines for the sanitization of processing equipment in a low-moisture environment as compared with wet cleaning.

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  Regulatory Considerations for Small-Scale Produce Drying Operations: A Multi-State Perspective Obtained through Inspector Interview

  Published on August 4, 2022
  Rising foodborne outbreaks implicating low-moisture foods highlighted the need to evaluate the food safety practices related to produce drying.

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  Levels and Distribution of Salmonella in Naturally Contaminated Cashews

  Published on August 3, 2022
  Naturally contaminated raw materials associated with foodborne illness outbreaks are rarely available for evaluation of concentration and distribution of the outbreak pathogen.

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  Needs Assessment of the Low-Moisture Food Industry: The Next Steps to Advance Food Safety Research and Extension

  Published on August 3, 2022
  Low-moisture food safety is getting attention due to increasing foodborne recalls and outbreaks. However, limited studies have assessed the food safety challenges and research and extension need of the low-moisture food industry.

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  Effect of bed-depth on Inactivation of Enterococcus faecium NRRL B-2354 During Hot-Air Drying of Fresh Cut Apple Cubes

  Published on August 2, 2022
  Previous research evaluated the effect of hot-air drying of apple cubes on the lethality of two microorganisms at two temperatures. However, the effect of the drying bed depth on the lethality of the drying process is still unknown.

Publications

• Developing Thermal Control of Salmonella in Low-Moisture Foods Using Predictive Models

  Published on May 11, 2023
  This article presents the latest research findings that shed some light on the reasons behind the enhanced thermal resistance of foodborne pathogens in low-moisture food systems.

• Foodborne disease outbreaks in flour and flour-based food products from microbial pathogens in the United States, and their health economic burden

  Published on April 20, 2023
  The most comprehensive and inclusive estimates for the economic burden of foodborne illness yield values as high as $97.4 billion USD annually

• Listeria monocytogenes cross-contamination during apple waxing and subsequent survival under different storage conditions

  Published on April 13, 2023
  This study evaluated Listeria monocytogenes cross-contamination between inoculated fruits, waxing brush, and uninoculated fruits during apple wax coating and investigated the fate of L. monocytogenes

• Fate of Listeria innocua on wax-coated Fuji apple surfaces under commercial refrigerated air storage

  Published on April 7, 2023
  Apple fruit is covered with an extracellular cuticle layer and an epicuticular wax layer responsible for the glossiness of an apple.

• Survival of Salmonella and Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli during tempering of wheat berries

  Published on February 8, 2023
  The survival of five strains of rifampicin-resistant Salmonella and STEC on wheat berries was evaluated during tempering (hydration).

• Practice and Progress: Updates on Outbreaks, Advances in Research, and Processing Technologies for Low-moisture Food Safety

  Published on January 17, 2023
  Low moisture foods (LMF) are increasingly recalled and associated with outbreaks.

Technical Sessions

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Webinars, Seminars, Symposiums, Round Tables

• Workshop: Soaked nuts and products made from them

  Published on March 24, 2023
  Linda J. Harris at the Conference for Food Protection Biennial Meeting Preconference Workshop

• Meeting: Control of enteric pathogens on wheat grain

  Published on November 9, 2022
  Teresa M. Bergholz at the NAMA technical committee meeting

• Trend Food Handling with Food Safety Implications: Nut Soaking And Drying

  Published on October 18, 2022
  Webinar: Trend Food Handling with Food Safety Implications: Nut Soaking And Drying

• Learning About Food Safety for Your Farming and Processing Business

  Published on July 13, 2022
  Learning About Food Safety for Your Farming and Processing Business. Madison, WI

• Food safety implications of COVID pandemic

  Published on May 10, 2022
  Webinar on Food safety implications of COVID pandemic