An expert guide to understanding grower decisions related to fresh fruit and vegetable contamination prevention and control

Food Control

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 107-116

  Parker, Jason S ^a   Wilson, Robyn S ^a   LeJeune, Jeffrey T ^a,b   Rivers, Louie ^c   Doohan, Douglas ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Food safety; Fresh cut produce; Fresh produce; Mental models; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863398231     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2011.12.025     Document Type: Article

References (66)

1. Aldrich H. Organizations and environments 1979, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
2. Altieri M. The ecological impacts of large-scale agrofuel monoculture production systems in the Americas. Bulletin of Science Technology and Society 2009, 29:236-244.
3. Atman C.J., Bostrom A., Fischhoff B., Morgan M.G. Designing risk communications: completing and correcting mental models of hazardous processes, Part 1. Risk Analysis 1994, 14(5):779-788.
4. Bennett J. Of time and the enterprise 1982, University of Minnesota Press.
5. Beretti M., Stuart D. Food safety and environmental quality impose conflicting demands on Central Coast growers. California Agriculture 2009, 62(2):68-73.
6. Bostrom A., Fischhoff B., Morgan M.G. Characterizing mental models of hazardous processes: a methodology and an application to radon. Journal of Social Issues 1992, 48:85-100.
7. Brown L. Innovation diffusion: A new perspective 1981, Routledge.
8. Bruening T.H. Communicating with farmers about environmental issues. Journal of Applied Communication 1991, 75:34-41.
9. Cattaneo C., Quaresmini G., Casari S., Capucci M.A., Micheletti M., Borlenghi E., et al. Recent changes in bacterial epidemiology and the emergence of fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli among patients with haematological malignancies: results of a prospective study on 823 patients at a single institution. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotheraphy 2008, 61(3):721-728.
10. Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) Outbreak alert! 2008: Closing the gap in our federal food-safety net 2008, (accessed 01.06.10). http://cspinet.org/new/pdf/outbreak_alert_2008_report_final.pdf, 10th ed.
11. Cook G., Pieri E., Robbins P.T. 'The scientists think and the public feels': expert perceptions of the discourse of GM foods. Discourse and Society 2004, 15(4):433-449.
12. Coughenour C.M. Innovating conservation agriculture: the case of no-till cropping. Rural Sociology 2003, 68(2):278-304.
13. DeLind L., Howard P. Safe at any scale? Food scares, food regulation, and scales alternatives. Agriculture and Human Values 2008, 25(3):301-317.
14. Diamond, A., Barham, J., & Tropp, D. (2009). Emerging market opportunities for small-scale producers. In: Proceedings of a special session at the 2008 USDA partners meeting, April.
15. Doohan D., Wilson R., Canales E., Parker J.S. Investigating the human dimension of weed management: new tools of the trade. Weed Science 2010, 58(4):503-510.
16. Drost D., Long G., Hales K. Targeting extension efforts for the adoption of sustainable farming practices. Journal of Extension 1998, 36(5):5RIB1. (last viewed 20sep2011). http://www.joe.org/joe/1998october/rb1.php.
17. Finnoff D., Shogren J.F., Leung B., Lodge D. Take a risk: preferring prevention over control of biological invaders. Ecological Economy 2006, 62:216-222.
18. Fischer G.W., Morgan M.G., Fischhoff B., Nair I., Lave L.B. What risks are people concerned about?. Risk Analysis 1991, 11(2):303-314.
19. Fischhoff B., Bostrom A., Quadrel M.J. Risk perception and communication. Oxford textbook of public health 1997, 987-1002. Oxford University Press, London. R. Detels, J. McEwen, G. Omenn (Eds.).
20. Gagliardi J.V., Millner P.D., Lester G., Ingram D. On-farm and postharvest processing sources of bacterial contamination to melon rinds. Journal of Food Protection 2003, 66:82-87.
21. Gamon J.A., Bounaga L., Miller W.W. Identifying Informational Sources and educational methods of soil conservation used by land owners of highly erodible fields. Journal of Applied Communication 1992, 76(1):1-5.
22. Guzewich, J. (2003). Hazards identified in FDA farm investigations. IAFP 90th annual meeting, New Orleans, LA Aug 10-13.
23. Hansen J., Holm L., Frewer L., Robinson P., Sandøe P. Beyond the knowledge deficit: recent research into lay and expert attitudes to food risks. Appetite 2003, 41:111-121.
24. Hardesty S.D., Kusunose Y. Grower compliance costs for the leafy greens marketing agreement and other food safety programs 2009, UC Small Farm Program Research Brief, (accessed 14.07.10). http://sfp.ucdavis.edu/docs/leafygreens.pdf.
25. Harris G., Nueman W. Senate passes sweeping law on food safety. New York Times 2010, 30 Nov, Money and Policy Section, Last viewed 22 Dec 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/01/health/policy/01food.html.
26. Henson S., Humphrey J. The impacts of private food safety standards on the food chain and on public standard setting processes 2009, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, Codex Alimentarius Commission, thirty-second Session 29 Jun - 4 Jul, Rome, Italy, Last viewed 22 Dec 2012. ftp://ftp.fao.org/codex/cac/CAC32/al329Dbe.pdf.
27. Henson S., Reardon T. Private agri-food standards: implications for food policy and the agri-food system. Food Policy 2005, 30(3):241-253.
28. Hirsch J. Grocers give growers timeline on rules 2006, The Salinas Californian.
29. Hopper E. Of mice and men: Wildlife suffer the consequences of contaminated greens 2009, Spring, Terrain, 22-24.
30. Ilic S., Odomura J., LeJeune J. Coliforms and prevalence of generic Escherichia coli and foodborne pathogens on minimally processed spinach in two packing plants. Journal of Food Protection 2008, 71:2398-2403.
31. Inwood, S. (2008). Sustaining the family farm at the rural urban interface - a comparison of the farm reproduction processes among commodity and alternative food and agricultural enterprises. Doctoral Dissertation. The Ohio State University. Last viewed 27 Nov 2010. http://gradworks.umi.com/33/38/3338298.html.
32. Inwood S., Bergman L., Stinner D. Building capacity for local and organic Ohio proud foods for retail and restaurant distribution in Ohio 2003, Last viewed 10 Aug 2009. http://sri.osu.edu/pdf/Building_Capacity_for_Local.pdf.
33. Ivey M.L., LeJeune J.T., Miller S. Assessing vegetable producers' beliefs regarding food safety issues. Phytopathology 2010, 100(6):S155.
34. The social and cultural construction of risk: Essays on risk selection and perception 1987, Reidel, Boston. B. Johnson, V. Covello (Eds.).
35. Johnson-Laird P.N. Mental models: Toward a cognitive science of language, inference and consciousness 1983, Harvard University Press.
36. Li-Cohen A.E., Bruhn C.M. Safety of consumer handling of fresh produce from the time of purchase to the plate: a comprehensive consumer survey. Journal of Food Protection 2002, 65(8):1287-1296.
37. Lockeretz W., Anderson M.D. Agricultural research alternatives 1993, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska, 239 pp.
38. Maki D.G. Coming to grips with foodborne infection - peanut butter, peppers and nationwide Salmonella outbreaks. New England Journal of Medicine 2009, 360(10):949-953.
39. Marston J.M. Archaeological markers of agricultural risk management. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 2011, 30(2):190-205.
40. Meade P.S., Slutsker L., Dietz V., McCaig L.F., Bresee J.S., Shapiro C., et al. Food-related illness and death in the United States. Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999, 5:606-625.
41. Morgan M.G., Fischoff B., Bostyrom A., Atman C.J. Risk communication: A mental models approach 2002, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
42. MSNBC Spinach farmers try to grow public's confidence: E. coli scare could end up costing California agribusiness $74 million 2006, October 2. Accessed 1 Feb. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15095551/.
43. Netting R.Mc.C. Smallholders, householders: Farm families and the ecology of intensive, sustainable agriculture 1993, Stanford University Press.
44. Padel S. Conversion to organic farming: a typical example of the diffusion of innovation?. Sociologia Ruralis 2001, 41(1):40-61.
45. Paggi, M. (2008). "An assessment of food safety policies and programs for fruits and vegetables: food-borne illness prevention and food security." Presented at North American Agrifood Integration Consortium Workshop V: New Generation of NAFTA Standards. May 22. Austin, TX. (accessed 12.07.10). http://naamic.tamu.edu/austin/paggi.pdf.
46. Paolisso M., Maloney R.S. Farmer morality and Maryland's nutrient management regulations. Culture and Agriculture 2000, 22(3):32-39.
47. Parker, J. S., Wilson, R., LeJeune, J., & Doohan, D. Farm size, marketing and fresh produce food safety decision making: understanding variations in outreach communities to enhance the design and implementation of food safety programming. Agriculture and Human Values, in press.
48. Rangarajan A., Pritts M.P., Reiners S., Pedersen L.H. Focusing food safety training based on current grower practices and farm scale. Horticultural Technology 2002, 12(1):126-131.
49. Roberts K.R., Barrett B.S., Howells A.D., Shanklin C.W., Pilling V.K., Brannon L.A. Food safety training and food service employees' knowledge and behavior. Food Protection Trends 2008, 28(4):252-260.
50. Salamon S. Prairie patrimony 1992, University of North Carolina Press.
51. Scallan E., Hoekstra R.M., Anqulo F.J., Tauxe R.V., Widdowson M.A., Roy S.L., et al. Foodborne illness acquired in the United States-major pathogens. Emerg Infect Dis 2011, 17(1):7-15.
52. Sivapalasingam S., Friedman C.R., Cohen L., Tauxe R.V. 1 Fresh produce: a growing cause of outbreaks of foodborne illness in the United States, 1973 through 1997. Journal of Food Protection 2004, 67(10):2343-2353.
53. Slovic P. Perception of risk. Science 1987, 236:280-285.
54. Sommers D.G., Napier T.L. Comparison of Amish and non Amish farmers: a diffusion/farm-structure perspective. Rural Sociology 1993, 58(1):130-145.
55. Stinner D.H., Paoletti M.G., Stinner B. In search of traditional farm wisdom for a more sustainable agriculture: a study of amish farming and society. Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment 1989, 27(1-4):77-90.
56. Stuart D. The illusion of control: industrialized agriculture, nature, and food safety. Agriculture and Human Values 2008, 25(2):177-181.
57. Stuart D., Shennan C., Brown M. Food safety versus environmental protection on the central California coast: Exploring the science behind and apparent conflict 2006, CAFSF Research Brief #10, Fall.
58. Todd E.C.D., Harris C.K., Knight A.J., Worosz M.R. Spinach and the media: how we learn about a major outbreak. Food Protection Trends 2007, 27(5):314-322.
59. Tucker M., Napier T.L. Preferred sources and channels of soil and water conservation information among farmers in three Midwestern US watersheds. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 2002, 92:297-313.
60. U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service Food availability (per capita) data system 2009, (accessed 02.03.09). http://www.ers.usda.gov.
61. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Bacterial water quality standards for recreational waters (freshwater and marine waters) status report 2003, EPA/823/R-03/008, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
62. Wilson R., Parker J.S., Kovacs D., Doohan D., LeJeune J. Contamination prevention and response related to fresh and fresh-cut produce: an expert perspective on the farmer decision making process. Food Protection Trends 2009, 29(8):16-20.
63. Wilson R., Tucker M.A., Hooker N.H., LeJeune J.T., Doohan D. Perceptions and beliefs about weed management: perspectives of Ohio grain and produce farmers. Weed Technology 2008, 22(2):339-350.
64. Wossink, A., & Boonsaeng, T. (2003). Farmers' knowledge and perceptions of animal waste management technologies: an explorative study for North Carolina. ARE Report, No. 29.
65. Yapp C., Fairman R. Factors affecting food safety compliance within small and medium-sized enterprises: implications for regulatory and compliance strategies. Food Control 2006, 17:42-51.
66. Zischke, M. (2006). Leafy greens industry statistics. Presentation at the Iowa State Building a "Framework for Prioritizing Opportunities to Reduce Risk" project, Asilomar, CA, 13-15 Nov.