AOAC ISPAM Meeting eBook, March 17 2015

ISPAM Fresh Produce Initiative Update Presentation to International Stakeholder Panel on Alternative Methods (ISPAM) March 17, 2015 Brooke Schwartz

Principal, Brooke Schwartz Consulting Co-Chair, ISPAM Fresh Produce Initiative

Fresh Produce Project Overview  The produce industry was identified as a community that is underserved by AOAC  Produce industry input on key issues – sampling was highest priority.  Project adopted by ISPAM in 2013 and funded by AOAC Research Institute  Initial focus : Salmonella in leafy greens  Initial goals:  Develop best practices for sampling Salmonella in leafy greens fields  Develop an SMPR for Salmonella detection methods for leafy greens  Integrate SMPR and sampling best practices

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