ARIZONA Department of Agriculture announces inspection technology - (The Arizona Republic)
September 11, 2007 – 8:58 pmThe Arizona Department of Agriculture was cited as announcing plans to introduce new technology that will make fresh produce inspection faster, cheaper and more effective.
Ed Hermes of the Arizona Department of Agriculture was cited as saying the department hopes that with the increased productivity produce inspections will be more numerous and thorough, helping to prevent outbreaks of food-born illness.
The story explains that the introduction of the Fresh Electronic Inspection Reporting/Resource System allows inspectors to input inspection data, such as sugar content and produce quality, into special software developed specifically for that purpose. A grade level for that item is then calculated.
Inspectors can then print copies of the inspection report for warehouses that request them.
Arizona Farm Bureau Director of Public Relations Julie Murphree was quoted as saying, “Any time they can streamline a process and improve efficiency, as a producer I’m going to be encouraged because it should make things better […]
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