Audrey Kreske

School Nutrition Association Conference, June 20, 2013

School Nutrition Association Conference, June 20, 2013 Greensboro, NC Presentation

Food Safety Training addressing GAPs in Raleigh

Today every farm, large or small, needs to have a smart plan for ensuring food safety. “Good Agricultural Practices” or “GAP” certification is one way to put a plan in place. It has the added bonus of opening doors to markets that require GAP. But will GAP work in the small farm context? The answer […]

Good Agricultural Pracitces (GAP) workshops for Small Farm Operators

Sustainable Agriculture Conference, Greenville, SC, October 26-28 Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, To learn more information, please visit the conference website. GAP Certification for the Small Farm Friday October 26th, Pre-Conference Intensive 9:00 am to 12:00 pm NCSU Presenters: Ben Chapman, PhD, Audrey Kreske PhD, and Chris Gunter, PhD Today every farm, large or small, needs […]

International Association for Food Protection Annual Meeting, July 24, 2012

Exploring temperature patterns of leafy greens in institutional kitchens  Ellen M. Thomas and Benjamin Chapman Introduction: Leafy greens have been linked to over 40 outbreaks of foodborne illness since 1990. As potential pathogens such as Escherichia coli O157:H7 can grow on or in cut leafy greens at temperatures above 5°C, the U.S. Food and Drug […]

International Association for Food Protection Annual Meeting, July 23, 2012

Cross-Contamination Risks in Reusable Grocery Shopping Bags and Potential Risks to Patrons: A Model Applied to Leafy Greens E. coli O157:H7 Allison Smathers, Benjamin Chapman, and Trevor Phister Reusable polypropylene-grocery shopping bags have increased in popularity as a method to reduce environmental impact of plastic one-use bags. In 2010, researchers found eight percent of used-reusable […]