Packing houses must assure that their production lines are clean and sanitary and that employees keep their hands clean, too. Such practices keep the consumer safe and also reduce the risk of disease that would cause the food to rot. The industry is doing a very good job and is looking to prevent problems. Our research aims at anticipating problems and preventing them before they occur. We want to develop logical ideas that will work and that will satisfy the consumer and the industry.
Researchers are here to be the vanguard.