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  • From: "Adriana" <adriana AT chefsgreens.com>
  • To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Spinach contamination
  • Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 02:46:44 -0500

While bagging surely exacerbates the problem, the problem didn't originate there. Safe handling of manure is critical. Sanitation among harvesters and handlers is also critical. Another example of how?mega-farming broadens risk to greater numbers of consumers, whether conventional or organic.

The producer in question is Earhtbound Farms, a pioneer in the production of organic salad mixes. They got so big that they recently acquired the Pride of San Juan company. Take a look at http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/09/16/tainted.spinach.ap/index.html .
The recalled brands are:

. Bellissima . Cheney Brothers . Coastline . Compliments . Cross Valley . D'Arrigo Brothers . Dole . Earthbound Farm
. Emeril . Fresh Point . Green Harvest . Jansal Valley . Mann . Mills Family Farm . Natural Selection Foods . Nature's Basket
. O Organic . Premium Fresh . President's Choice . Pride of San Juan . Pro-Mark . Rave Spinach . Ready Pac . River Ranch
. Riverside Farms . Snoboy . Superior . Sysco . Tanimura & Antle . The Farmer's Market . Trader Joe's
It demonstrates how the scale of these operations can be spread contamination on a huge scale by virtue of the massive comingling of production. The smaller the operation the less risk of large scale impact. Bigger is not always better.

Adriana




  • [Market-farming] Spinach contamination, Adriana, 09/17/2006

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