S6 E5: Sorting through a new Central Coast food safety study and ranchers' roles in the research

S6 E5: Sorting through a new Central Coast food safety study and ranchers' roles in the research

March 7, 2026 · 24 min · Season 6 · Episode 5

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This episode discusses a new study on produce safety in California's Central Coast and the involvement of local cattle ranchers.

On March 5, initial findings from a new California study examining ways to improve produce safety—particularly on the Central Coast—were unveiled. The multi-year study was conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in partnership with the Western Center for Food Safety at the University of California, Davis, the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and agricultural stakeholders across the region. Central Coast cattle ranchers are among those stakeholders. In this episode, we...

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