Duration: 10/01/2000 to 09/30/2006

Administrative Advisor(s):

NIFA Reps:

Non-Technical Summary

Statement of Issues and Justification

Related, Current and Previous Work

Objectives

1. Pre-harvest reduction of food-borne pathogens in animals and the environment. <ol type=a><li>Development and optimization of therapeutic methods to eliminate or reduce E. Coli P157:H7 from cattle. <li>Preventive natural barriers to the colonization of food borne pathogens. <li>Defining food borne pathogen survival in manure and manure-amended soil use for fruit and vegetable production. <li>Development of methods to detect pathogens in pre-harvest environments and monitor rates of development and transfer of resistance to antibiotics.</ol>
   
2. Chemical and physical decontamination in food processing plant environments. <ol type=a><li>Develop method for determining the efficacy of pathogen reduction (decontamination) treatments for raw food commodities. <li>Validation of the effectiveness of HACCP systems in food processing plant environments.</ol>
   
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Methods

Measurement of Progress and Results

Outputs

Outcomes or Projected Impacts

Milestones

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Projected Participation

View Appendix E: Participation

Outreach Plan

Organization/Governance

Literature Cited

Attachments

Land Grant Participating States/Institutions

AL, AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, IA, KY, LA, MI, MN, MS, NC, NE, NY, OH, SC, TX, VA

Non Land Grant Participating States/Institutions

Texas Tech University, Western Kentucky University