Article Mentions Bird Control as an Important Facet in Food Safety
Thursday, March 18th, 2010Growers first link in food safety
Mar 18, 2010 10:57 AM, By Cary Blake, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The salmonella threat in peanuts at the processing level last year pushed the U.S. industry to seek additional ways to strengthen food safety efforts across the supply chain � grower, sheller and manufacturer.
SOUTHERN SEED Association leadership, from left: Tye Curtis, president, Clovis, N.M.; Greg Hammer, first vice president, Killen, Ala.; Jim Craig, second vice president, Stuttgart, Ark.; and Richard Taylor, executive vice president, Leland, Miss.
In a response to the food safety problem, organizations including the American Peanut Council, Birdsong Peanuts, and JLA USA conducted listening sessions with farmers in peanut-growing regions. Growers were asked to detail where food safety risks could exist at the grower level and to offer solutions to reduce the likelihood.
Peanuts are food ingredients, so food quality is established at the farm,said Darlene Cowart, director of food safety and quality, Birdsong Peanuts, Blakely, Ga.
“Birds are major carriers of salmonella,” Cowart said. “Bird netting and bird nest removal may be necessary in shed areas.”
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