Managing Postharvest Water in a Packhouse
From Produce Bites by Michigan On-Farm Produce Safety
May 5, 2025 · 19 min
About this episode
Phil Tocco and Claire Murphy discuss research on postharvest water safety and best practices for growers and packhouses.
This episode features Phil Tocco, an MSU Extension Educator for on-farm produce safety, and Claire Murphy, an assistant professor and extension specialist in produce safety at Washington State University. Claire discusses their research on the safety of postharvest water, including how they're sampling for sanitizer levels and the presence of bacteria. Together, Phil and Claire share best practices that growers and packhouses can consider implementing based on preliminary findings, particularly around monitoring and maintaining postharvest water quality.
People in this episode
Host: Phil Tocco
Guest: Claire Murphy
Topics covered
- postharvest water management
- produce safety
- sanitizer levels
- bacteria presence
- best practices
- water quality monitoring
Keywords
- postharvest water
- produce safety
- sanitizer levels
- bacteria
- packhouse practices
- water quality
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: MSU Extension, Washington State University
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