Fresh Produce Safety Centre urges impacted growers to take caution on food safety

Updated July 4 2022 - 11:18pm, first published April 7 2022 - 4:00am
CAREFUL: It is highly likely that flooded growing sites will have been contaminated by floodwaters that may contain sewerage, animal waste, dead animals and decaying vegetative waste, according to the Fresh Produce Safety Centre.
CAREFUL: It is highly likely that flooded growing sites will have been contaminated by floodwaters that may contain sewerage, animal waste, dead animals and decaying vegetative waste, according to the Fresh Produce Safety Centre.

WITH several horticulture areas on Australia's east coast still mopping up after recent flooding, growers have been reminded of the food safety implications from such weather events.

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