Source: FOOD SAFETY NEWS, 1/10/22


According to research from the University of California-Davis, concerns over foodborne risk from certain wild birds may not be as severe as once thought by produce farmers.  The study, titled “A trait-based framework for predicting foodborne pathogen risk from wild birds” published in the journal Ecological Applications, found that the risk of foodborne pathogens being spread from wild birds is often low, but varies depending on the species of bird. Birds like starlings that flock in large numbers and forage on the ground near cattle were more likely to spread pathogenic bacteria to crops like lettuce, spinach and broccoli...

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