Summary: Food safety remains one of the highest priority items within the industry. As some compliance dates of FSMA have been effective, it is of utmost importance to continue to provide the Washington growers with timely assistance. Further, in order to interest and engage microbiologists to work on problems related to food safety for tree fruit, a strong collaboration from scientists with a horticulture background is of great advantage to ensure that project goals and outcomes reflect immediately actionable items. Lastly, translating research into layman’s terms and providing a bridge between science, politics and farming is another important goal of this project.
