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ISPAM Fresh Produce Initiative Update
Presentation to International Stakeholder Panel on
Alternative Methods (ISPAM)
March 17, 2015
Brooke Schwartz
Principal, Brooke Schwartz Consulting
Co-Chair, ISPAM Fresh Produce Initiative
Fresh Produce Project Overview
The produce industry was identified as a community that is
underserved by AOAC
Produce industry input on key issues – sampling was highest
priority.
Project adopted by ISPAM in 2013 and funded by AOAC Research
Institute
Initial focus
: Salmonella
in leafy greens
Initial goals:
Develop best practices for sampling
Salmonella
in leafy greens fields
Develop an SMPR for
Salmonella
detection methods for leafy greens
Integrate SMPR and sampling best practices
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