Grants Received from Center for Produce Safety September 21, 2010Bonnie Fernandez-Fenaroli, Executive Director of the Center for Produce Safety, announced the award of 17 new research grants during a meeting of the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association. Awardees included Michele Jay-Russell, for a project entitled Evaluation of amphibians and reptiles as potential reservoirs of foodborne pathogens and risk reduction to protect fresh produce and the environment and Linda Harris for a project entitled Influence of the pre-harvest environment on the physiological state of Salmonella and its impact on increased survival capability. More information may be found in the press release here |
