?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Risks+and+Recommendations+Regarding+Human+Pathogens+in+Organic+Vegetable+Production+Chains&rft.subject=+Food+security%2C+food+quality+and+human+health&rft.subject=+%22Organics%22+in+general&rft.subject=+Vegetables&rft.description=PathOrganic+assesses+risks+associated+with+the+consumption+of+fresh+and+minimally+processed+vegetables+due+to+the+prevalence+of+bacterial+human+pathogens+(e.g.+Salmonella+enterica%2C+pathogenic+E.coli%2C+Campylobacter+spp.%2C+Listeria+monocytogenes)+in+plant+produce.+The+project+aims+at+evaluating+whether+organic+production+poses+a+risk+on+food+safety+and+at+identifying+potential+sources+of+pathogen+transmission+(e.g.+animal+manure).+The+project+also+evaluates+whether+organic+production+may+reduce+the+risk+of+pathogen+manifestation.%0D%0AFrom+a+European+perspective%2C+vegetable-linked+outbreaks+are+not+well+investigated.+In+this+project+we+assess+the+spread+and+persistence+of+bacterial+pathogens+in+organic+vegetable+production+taking+into+consideration+regionally+different+environmental+and+management+factors.+A+conceptual+model+describing+food+chains+and+pathogen+transfer+pathways+together+with+novel+sampling+strategies+and+specifically+adjusted+methods+provides+the+basis+for+large-scale+surveys+of+organic+production+lines+in+six+European+countries.+Critical+control+points+will+be+determined+and+evaluated+and+factors+suggesting+a+problem+will+be+analyzed+in+greenhouse+and+field+experiments.+Finally%2C+a+quantitative+risk+assessment+model+will+be+elaborated.+Recommendations+based+on+the+project+results+will+be+communicated+to+end-users%2C+policy+makers+and+the+scientific+community+for+improving+food+safety+in+organic+production.%0D%0A&rft.type=Project+description&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.identifier=%7BProject%7D+PATHORGANIC%3A+Risks+and+Recommendations+Regarding+Human+Pathogens+in+Organic+Vegetable+Production+Chains.+Runs+2007+-+2010.+Project+Leader(s)%3A+Sessitsch%2C+Doz.Dr.+Angela%2C+Austrian+Research+Centers+GmbH+-+ARC.+More+information+online+at+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fpathorganic.coreportal.org+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fpathorganic.coreportal.org%3E%3E.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F11524%2F