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The toughest part of food safety: water

publication date: Nov 1, 2013
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Chris BlanchardWherever water comes into contact with produce, it has the potential to violate the most fundamental of food safety tenets: keep the poop off of the food. Whether it originates from a pond, a stream, or a well, water has the potential to carry and spread the foodborne pathogens that can make people sick.


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