Produce Safety: What Every Gardener Needs to Know
Has food ever made you sick? Each year, about 48 million people in the U.S. (1 in 6) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die from foodborne diseases, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These illnesses are a significant public health burden that is largely preventable. (1) The Food Safety Modernization Act, passed in 2011, has given the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) new authorities to regulate the way foods are grown, h