BRITISH COLUMBIA: Greenhouses lead way in food safety - (Delta Optimist)
August 16, 2008 – 8:42 pmConsumers have never been more interested in the safety of their food than they are today.
Satinder Sanghera is reason for confidence when it comes to greenhouse grown vegetables. In charge of food safety at Village Farms, Sanghera, a graduate of food science from UBC, has made a career of ensuring high quality produce is delivered to retailers.
“We even monitor the municipal water that we use,” says Sanghera as she removes her rings and wristwatch, behind which microorganisms can hide, and slips on a lab coat, hairnet and latex gloves before heading into the packing house.
The packing line is almost fully automated and tomatoes are packed and shipped on the same day they are picked. Each box gets a code, allowing Sanghera to know which greenhouse the box was from, the date it was packed and the customer to which it was sent.
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