VISION

To develop solutions beneficial to food producers who work across the spectrum of agricultural ecosystems focusing on food safety risks that threaten the long-term sustainability of the industry.

GOAL

The overarching goal of SAFE is to bring together subject-matter experts in government, industry, and academia into a collaborative think tank setting to identify research gaps and to develop research to identify and disseminate sustainable mitigation strategies that will protect public health and agricultural interests.

RESOURCES

• Midyear Update: California Agricultural Neighbors progress with food safety goals
• Southwest Agricultural Region Environmental Microbiology Study
• Leafy Greens STEC Action Plan
• CDFA - Produce Safety One Health Initiatives
• Center for Produce Safety 2025 Request for Proposals
• California Agricultural Neighbors - Action Report
• Risk negotiation: a framework for One Health risk analysis
• Understanding potential cattle contribution to leafy green outbreaks: A scoping review of the literature and public health reports
• Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) Ecology in Cattle and Management Based Options for Reducing Fecal Shedding
• Pre-harvest animal management controls and intervention options for reducing Escherichia coli O157:H7 and other STEC shedding in cattle: an update 2024