Other Vegetable-Related Resources

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Bologna, Loren S.; Andrawes, Fikry F.; Barvenik, Frank W.; Lentz, Rodrick D.; Sojka, Robert E.	Analysis of Residual Acrylamide in Field Crops Report of a study of residual acrylamide in corn, potatoes, sugar beets, and beans that were grown under polyacrylamide treatment. (more) Publication Month: July 1999	May 29, 2003
		Canned Vegetable Council Organization for promoting information about and consumption of canned vegetables.	Jul 23, 2002
	Environment Directorate, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development	Consensus Document on Compositional Considerations for New Varieties of Sugar Beet: Key Food and Feed Nutrients and Antinutrients Report that identifies the composition of sugar beet for use in the safety assessment of new varieties of sugar beet. Publication Date: Friday, February 1, 2002	Nov 10, 2004
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Consumer Advice Gives answers to consumers for common questions regarding foodborne illness, food preparation, food away from home, food storage, seafood, produce and fruit juice, dietary supplements, cosmetics, nutrition and weight loss, food labeling, and more. (more)	May 29, 2002
	Professional Food Microbiology Group, Institute of Food Science and Technology	Cyclospora This document provides an overview of Cyclospora. Sections include "Biology of Cyclospora," "Identification," "Cyclosporasis," "The Multiple Cyclosporiasis Outbreaks in North America," "Cyclospora in the United Kingdom," and others. (more) Publication Month: March 2003	Jul 22, 2003
	Castle, L.	Determination of Acrylamide Monomer in Hydroponically Grown Tomato Fruits by Capillary Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry No abstract is available online for this article. Publication Year: 1991	Oct 20, 2003
	Wells, Hodan Farah; Buzby, Jean C.	Dietary Assessment of Major Trends in U.S. Food Consumption, 1970-2005 Report examining major trends in the amount of food available for consumption in the United States between 1970 and 2005 using data from the ERS Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System. (more) Publication Date: Friday, March 28, 2008	Mar 30, 2008
	United Kingdom Food Standards Agency	Dioxins and Dioxin-like PCBs in Foods - EU Monitoring 2005 Survey assessing levels of dioxins and PCBs in 142 retail samples of meat, eggs, dairy, fats and oils, seafood, fruit, vegetables, and bread/cereal products in the UK. (more) Deadline: Friday, June 23, 2006 Publication Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2006	Jul 27, 2006
	Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)/National Institute of Nutrition (NIN)	FAO Subregional Training Workshop on Improving the Quality and Safety of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: A Practical Approach The report of the FAO Subregional Training workshop took place in Hyderabad, India, 4 to 8 February, 2008. Publication Date: Friday, May 16, 2008	May 19, 2008
	FDA National Retail Food Team	FDA Report on the Occurrence of Foodborne Illness Risk Factors in Selected Institutional Foodservice, Restaurant, and Retail Food Store Facility Types (2004) This report summarizes results from the 2003 data collection on the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors in hospitals, nursing homes, elementary schools, fast food restaurants, full service restaurants, and deli departments, meat and poultry departments, seafood departments, and produce departments of retail food stores. Risk factors examined include food from unsafe sources, inadequate cooking, improper holding/time temperature, contaminated equipment/protection from contamination, poor personal hygiene, and other (chemical contamination). Recommendations for industry and for retail food regulatory programs are provided. Data are also provided on the impact of certified managers on the control of foodborne illness risk factors, cook temperatures for pork, ratites, and injected meats, hot holding temperatures, employee health, juice and eggs, and highly susceptible populations. See also Q&A about this report. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2004	Sep 16, 2004
	Eppendorfer, Wilfried H.; Bille, Søren W.	Free and Total Amino Acid Composition of Edible Parts of Beans, Kale, Spinach, Cauliflower and Potatoes as Influenced by Nitrogen Fertilisation and Phosphorus and Potassium Deficiency Abstract of an article on a study of the levels of amino acids in certain vegetables grown with varying nutrient levels. Publication Month: August 1996	Mar 12, 2004
	Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division, Agriculture, Biosecurity, Nutrition and Consumer Protection Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Information on the FAO-ESNS project to establish a "Global Inventory, Reference Materials and Food Safety Training Programme to Improve the Safety and Quality of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables". This page provides access to the Training manual on quality and safety of fresh fruits and vegetables and related resources. (more)	Feb 25, 2004
	Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition	Good Agricultural Practices (GAPS) Access to English and Spanish versions of the manual: Improving the Safety and Quality of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables: A Training Manual for Trainers. Sections include "The Importance of Training for Improving the Safety and Quality of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables," "Good Agricultural Practices," "Good Manufacturing Practices for Handling, Packing, Storage and Transportation of Fresh Produce," "Food Laws and Regulations," "Food Safety and Quality Assurance Issues," and "Developing an Effective Training Course." The manual also includes practical resources for instructors to use the classroom, as well as additional resources. (more) Publication Year: 2002	Jul 1, 2003
	Delatour, Thierry; Périsset, Adrienne; Goldmann, Till; Riediker, Sonja; Stadler, Richard H.	Improved Sample Preparation to Determine Acrylamide in Difficult Matrixes Such as Chocolate Powder, Cocoa, and Coffee by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectroscopy Report of a study on a methodology for analysis of acrylamide in foods such as chocolate powder, cocoa, coffee, coffee surrogate, and chicory that makes use of an improved sample preparation method. The method was used to analyze the stability of acrylamide in certain foods over time. Access to the full text may require subscription or purchase. (more) Publication Year: 2004	Jul 27, 2004
	International Fresh-cut Produce Associationi	International Fresh-cut Produce Association Association that works to promote safe and wholesome produce. The website includes news, information, publications, and other resources for the fresh-cut produce industry. (more)	Jul 10, 2002
	International Society for Horticultural Science	International Society for Horticultural Science International organization of horticultural scientists. The website includes access to the Acta Horticulturae publications and other publications, events, and more. (more)	Jun 20, 2003
	Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University	Plantfacts Search tool for horticultural images, videos, web documents, educational materials, and terms.	Jan 14, 2003
	Scientific Steering Committee, Joint SCF/SCP/SCAN GM/NF WG, Health and Consumer Protectorate Directorate-General, European Commission	Preliminary Guidance Document on the Information Needed for the Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Plants and Derived Food and Feed Guidance document on the risk assessment of genetically modified or novel foods and feeds. Includes discussion of the information required for risk assessment, molecular characterization, comparative analysis, environmental risk assessment, food/feed safety assessment, toxicology, allergenicity, nutritional assessment, animal products, and post-marketing monitoring. The "Guidance document for the risk assessment of genetically modified plants and derived food and feed" may be accessed at http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/ssc/out327_en.pdf. (more) Publication Month: July 2002	Aug 2, 2002
	Produce Marketing Association	Produce Marketing Association Not-for-profit global trade association for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry.	Jun 15, 2002
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Public Meeting: 2005 Sprout Safety: Transcript of Proceedings Transcript from this meeting on sprout safety held May 17, 2005 in College Park, MD. Includes talks on sprout safety from various stakeholder perspectives. The Federal Register notice announcing the meeting can be found here. (more) Event Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 Publication Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2005	Jul 15, 2005
	Food and Drug Administration	Questions and Answers on Hepatitis A Outbreaks Associated With Eating Raw or Undercooked Green Onions (Scallions) This fact sheet addresses recent outbreaks of Hepatitis A associated with the consumption of raw or undercooked green onions, including some risk management considerations. (more) Publication Date: Saturday, November 15, 2003	Nov 17, 2003
	Doyle, M. Ellin	Reported Free Asparagine Levels in Foods Table of free asparagine levels in foods as reported in papers listed in the Food Science & Technology Abstracts database from 1968-October 2002. Data is provided for potatoes, grains, fruits and juices, vegetables and other plants, and other foods. (more) Publication Month: November 2002	May 7, 2003
	European Union Risk Analysis Information Network	Risk Assessment Database Database of data and study outcomes related to food safety risk assessment. Includes information on Salmonella, Campylobacter, Listeria monocytogenes, E. coli O157:H7, Yersinia enterocolitica and Staphylococcus aureus in beef, pork, lamb, poultry, milk, and vegetables. Includes such study types as base line, growth, survival, dose response, and life style. Access to raw data files is limited to those who have submitted data. (more)	Oct 8, 2004
	Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition/University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences	Tomato Safety Research Needs Workshop, JIFSAN - UF/IFAS 2007 The Tomato Safety Research Needs Workshop, was held February 21-22, 2007 in College Park, Maryland. The two major goals of the workshop were to prioritize research needed to solve the problem of Salmonella and other human pathogens in tomatoes and to begin the process of developing a platform for on-going communication and coordination. Forty scientists representing academia, government, producers and trade groups participated. (more) Event Dates: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 - Thursday, February 22, 2007 Publication Date: Monday, April 30, 2007	Jul 19, 2007
	United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association	United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association National trade association for produce companies and their partners. The website includes information on events, education, and training, legislative and regulatory issues, production, distribution, trade, business issues, news, and more. Many items on the site are available to members only. (more)	Nov 5, 2002

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