2019 Food Safety Conference
Thank you to our sponsors including The University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, ALVSCE Research, Cooperative Extension Services, CALS Career and Academic Services, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Aquaculture Pathology Lab, Environmental Sciences and the School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences. The Victor P. Smith Endowed Chair in Food Safety Education, Duncan Family Farms, the Yuma Safe Produce Council, the Barkley Company of Arizona, the Western Growers Association, and Oats Over Night.
Date:
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Registration: 9:30am
Conference: 10:00am to 4:00pm
Poster Session: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location:
The Lodge on the Desert
306 N. Alvernon Way
Tucson, AZ 85711
Student Poster Session Participants
Student Poster Abstracts
First Place
Pathogen Occurrence in Treated Domestic Wastewater intended for Irrigation
Sarah Abney, Christina Morrison, Justin Clark, Anna De Gresham, Alexander Ignell, Libin Zhu, Sadhana Ravishankar, Luisa Ikner, Kelly Bright, Walter Betancourt, Charles Gerba
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Arizona
Second Place
Green Sanitizers: Improved Safety and Shelf-life of Iceberg Lettuce Washed with Plant-based Antimicrobial Microemulsions
Stephanie Arellano, Bibiana Law, and Sadhana Ravishankar
School of Animal & Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The University of Arizona
Third Place
Prevalence of Cyclospora cayetanesis in irrigation water in the Southern region of the US
Breanna Salt, Kaitlyn Benally, Daniela Cabrera, Monique Torres, Gerardo U. Lopez
School of Animal & Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The University of Arizona
Honorable Mention
Cyclospora: Potential Reservoirs and Occurrence in Irrigation Waters
Kaitlyn Benally,Shaira Perez, Gloria Villa Barbosa, Monique Torres, Daniela Cabrera, Walter Betancourt, Kelly Bright, Charles Gerba, Paula Rivadeneira, Masaaki Kitajima, Gerardo U. Lopez
School of Animal & Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The University of Arizona
Additional Submissions
Identification of sources of fecal contamination in irrigation waters for production of leafy green crops in Arizona
Justin Clark, Anna De Gresham, Christina Morrison, Sarah Abney, Alexander Ignell, Patricia Gundy,Kelly Bright, Charles Gerba, Walter Betancourt
Water & Energy Sustainable Technology Center. The University of Arizona
Efficacy of Peracetic Acid (PAA) on Agricultural Irrigation Water to Reduce Microbiological Pathogens and Indicators
Jessica L. Dery (presenting author), Natalie Brassill, Taylor Levy, Alvin Onyango, Andrew Rabe, Stevi Zozaya, and Dr. Channah M. Rock
The University of Arizona
Efficacy of Natural Compounds Against Vibrio parahaemolyticus causing Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (APHND) in Pacific White Shrimp (Penaeus vannamei)
Sukanniya Kaneshamoorthy*, Hung N. Mai, Sadhana Ravishankar, and Arun K. Dhar
Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory, School of Animal & Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The University of Arizona
Abstract held from publication pending patent
Evaluation of methods for recovery of hepatitis A virus from fruit purée
Christina M. Morrison, Charles P. Gerba, Walter Q. Betancourt
Water & Energy Sustainable Technology Center. The University of Arizona
Antibiotic Resistance and Susceptibility of Bacterial Isolates from Various Irrigation Water Sources
Mai Nguyen and Sadhana Ravishankar
The University of Arizona
Efficacy of Ozone Against Salmonella Newport in Recycled and Non-recycled Spinach Wash Water
Vimarys Oliveras, Richard Park and Sadhana Ravishankar
School of Animal & Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The University of Arizona