The Produce Contamination Problem Causes and Solutions

Karl R. Matthews teaches graduate courses in Microbial Food Safety and Food Biology Fundamentals. He has received several awards, including: Lifetime Achievement Award in Phyllosphere Biology, Amity University; Outstanding service - Online Mentor Award, American Society for Microbiology and Endel Karmas Award for Excellence in Teaching. He's been an editorial board member on several journals and is currently the Editor of the Journal of Food Safety, a position he has occupied since 2004.
Deepti Salvi's research involves numerical modeling of attachment and detachment of bacteria to and from produce surface during fresh produce washing to minimize cross-contamination. She is also leading research in the applications of non-thermal technologies, such as cold atmospheric plasma, plasma activated water, high pressure processing, and UV for microbial inactivation.