Annual symposium to target produce safety

The Center for Produce Safety is hosting the fourth annual Produce Research Symposium June 25 and 26 at Wegmans Conference Center in Rochester, N.Y.

The keynote speaker will be food safety attorney Bill Marler, who will describe the evolving legal and financial implications when foodborne illness outbreaks occur and discuss the importance of developing and implementing risk- and science-based food safety programs.

The event's opening day will also include a look into the past and the future of CPS produce food safety research, along with an afternoon session on listeria and produce.

On the second day, 16 research projects will be presented. Each project will include industry context to the research and its application. Research categories include composts and pathogen survival, water quality for irrigation and postharvest practice, and pathogen transference at preharvest, harvest and packing. Presenting scientists will be available for one-on-one questions from symposium participants. Nineteen posters highlighting research in the CPS pipeline will be on display throughout the event.

An addition to this year's symposium program is the food safety tour of Wegmans Food Market on June 24. This educational tour will highlight the everyday food safety responsibilities of retail industry. For registration information as well as all lodging and event details, visit the CPS events page here.