NASDA Podcast: Indicators, Index Organisms, and Generic E. coli

NASDA 2020 Educators Roundtable Podcast: Indicators, Index Organisms, and Generic E. coli

Dr. Faith Critzer, Associate Professor and Produce Safety Extension Specialist, Washington State University, faith.critzer@wsu.edu

In this episode, Chris and Michelle talk with Dr. Faith Critzer about the confusion around the produce safety terms of indicators and index organisms. They discuss generic E. coli and what coliforms mean in water testing as opposed to environmental indicators for sanitation. Field sampling and the myth of testing your way to safety is also explored. Faith also points out some new directions research may go to fill the gaps that exist in the scientific literature.

Our series hosts are

Dr. Michelle Danyluk, Professor and Extension Specialist – Food Microbiology, University of Florida IFAS, mddanyluk@ufl.edu

Dr. Chris Gunter, Vegetable Production Specialist and Professor, North Carolina State University, cgunter@ncsu.edu

Resources

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2013.04.003

https://doi.org/10.3109/1040841X.2014.954524

https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00777-13

https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-18-185

https://doi.org/10.1264/jsme2.23.101

https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00134

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174889

https://doi.org/10.1089/fpd.2016.2117

Podcast Sessions Replacing Educators Round Table Workshop, Produce Safety Consortium March 2020   

We connect with leading scientists across the country working in diverse areas of produce safety.  In these casual discussions, our presenters share insights into the science behind some of our favorite topics in the Produce Safety Rule. These podcasts address water, cleaning, and sanitation issues beyond that expressly covered in the Rule. This series of podcasts has been developed, with help and support from NASDA, FDA, and AFDO, to explore the educational content originally scheduled for the Produce Safety Consortium Educator’s Pre-meeting workshop.