Courtesy of Jim Rushing
A  Case Study of Salmonellosis Linked to the Consumption of Fresh Market Tomatoes and the Development of a
HACCP Program.
James W. Rushing, Ph.D.
Clemson University
Sponsored by:
USDA-CSREES
CSREES Project Number 00-51110-9722
National Integrated Food Safety Initiative
The purposes of this presentation are (1) to provide an example of a real-life case study of illness linked to fresh produce and (2) to discuss the manner in which the GAPs and GMPs were implemented to avoid further outbreaks.
For a detailed review of this material, refer to HortScience 36 (1): 29-32, February, 2001.