Download or read book Microbiology of Fruits and Vegetables written by Gerald M. Sapers and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2005-08-29 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables have an excellent safety record. However, surveillance data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and recent foodborne illness outbreaks have demonstrated that the incidence of foodborne illnesses linked to the consumption of contaminated fresh fruit and vegetable products may in fact be