Journal of Food: Microbiology, Safety & Hygiene
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Dr, Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, USA

Biography

Dr. Valerisa Joe-Gaddy  is an Associate professor in the Department of Food, Nutrition and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29624, USA,   Dr. Valerisa Joe-Gaddy is the author/editors/reviewer in several international journals. He published articles in many journals and the articles are informative and got good citations.

Publications

• Review Article   
  Evaluation of Total Bacteroides sp., as an Alternative Indicator in Agricultural Water Quality
  Author(s): Valerisa Joe-Gaddy*, Natalie Brassill, Dametreea Carr, Jean McLain and Channah Rock
  
  Pre harvest irrigation water represents a key potential source of pathogenic bacteria during the production of fresh produce. Industry guidance metrics uniformly identify generic Escherichia coli (E. coli) as a practical and cost?effective indicator of fecal contamination in water. Although generic E. coli satisfies most characteristics of an ideal bacterial indicator, very limited correlation exists between the presence of E. coli, pathogen presence, and microbial risk to consumers following consumption. The Food Safety Modernization Act’s Produce Safety Rule’s Microbial Water Quality Profile is under abeyance due to concerns that there is not enough scientific evidence to support the rule in its’ current form; thus, it is important to examine feasible alternative indicator organisms which could improve .. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2476-2059.21.6.148

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