date:Jan 21, 2013
ect that irrigation water that touches produce be of safe and sanitary quality.
However, no evidence has yet been produced to show exposure to irrigation water carries a health risk.
Fruit warehouses, complying with retailers wishes, already have adopted food safety programs that include washing fruit. Everyone from grower to retailer has a vested interest in a safe fruit supply, and so far the steps they have taken have worked.
Chris Schlect, president of the Northwest Horticultural Counci