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Water
Anytime water comes in contact with fresh produce, its quality determines the potential for pathogen contamination since water may be a carrier of a number of types of microorganisms:
Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., Vibrio cholerae, Shigella spp, Cryptosporidium parvum, Giardia lamblia, Cyclospora cayetanensis, Toxisplasma gondii, the Norwalk virus and hepatitis A
Courtesy of FDA
Courtesy University of Florida
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