Buffer zone may be inadequate to protect produce from feedlot contamination

Buffer zone may be inadequate to protect produce from feedlot contamination
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 29, 2014 - The pathogen Escherichia coli O157:H7 can spread, likely airborne, more than one tenth mile downwind from a cattle feedlot onto nearby produce, according to a paper published ahead of print in Applied and Environmental Microbiology. The high percentages of leafy greens contaminated with E. coli suggest great risk for planting fresh produce 180 m [590 feet] or less from a feedlot," the investigat ... more

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