Handling COVID-19: Produce Farms and Packinghouses
While there is no evidence that the COVID-19 virus is a food safety concern, it is a worker health concern because it spreads via close person-to-person contact or by contact with contaminated surfaces. Food does not appear to be a likely cause of COVID-19 transmission, but many of the same practic...
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While there is no evidence that the COVID-19 virus is a food safety concern, it is a worker health concern because it spreads via close person-to-person contact or by contact with contaminated surfaces. Food does not appear to be a likely cause of COVID-19 transmission, but many of the same practices used to prevent foodborne illness on foods should still be used to reduce the likelihood of COVID-19 contamination on fresh produce and the risk of COVID-19 spread among farm and packinghouse workers. This material is adapted from the version published at https://foodsafety.ces.ncsu.edu/covid-19-resources/. Written by Laurel Dunn and published by the UF/IFAS Food Science and Human Nutrition Department.
Revised April 21, 2020: Changes were made relating to physical distancing, mask usage and monitoring employee health when exposed to the virus.
FSHN20-25/FS366: Handling COVID-19: Produce Farms and Packinghouses (ufl.edu)
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| spelling | doaj-art-516948d351b3473b8b7b0cbf7c03b5b92025-08-20T04:02:02ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092020-04-012020Handling COVID-19: Produce Farms and PackinghousesLaurel Dunn0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0786-5253Michelle Danyluk1University of GeorgiaUF While there is no evidence that the COVID-19 virus is a food safety concern, it is a worker health concern because it spreads via close person-to-person contact or by contact with contaminated surfaces. Food does not appear to be a likely cause of COVID-19 transmission, but many of the same practices used to prevent foodborne illness on foods should still be used to reduce the likelihood of COVID-19 contamination on fresh produce and the risk of COVID-19 spread among farm and packinghouse workers. This material is adapted from the version published at https://foodsafety.ces.ncsu.edu/covid-19-resources/. Written by Laurel Dunn and published by the UF/IFAS Food Science and Human Nutrition Department. Revised April 21, 2020: Changes were made relating to physical distancing, mask usage and monitoring employee health when exposed to the virus. FSHN20-25/FS366: Handling COVID-19: Produce Farms and Packinghouses (ufl.edu) https://ojs.test.flvc.org/edis/article/view/121465COVID-19coronavirusFS366 |
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