01684naa a2200265 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000170006024501150007726000090019230000140020149000410021552008660025665000160112265000180113865000140115665000100117065000110118065000210119165300100121270000170122270000150123970000160125477301480127019705552017-07-18       2013    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aSHOCK, C. C.  aOnion storage in sterilized new plastic crates compared to storage in old wooden boxes.h[electronic resource]  c2013  ap. 28-35.  a(OSU. Special Report, Ext/CrS, 148).  aThe United States Food and Drug Administration?s (FDA) proposed water rules to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The FDA has proposed that plastic totes be substituted for wooden bins for the storage on onion bulbs. A preliminary study was conducted to examine the role of wooden storage containers on onion bulb contamination with E. coli. Onions from a furrow-irrigated field using water up to 866 MPN E. coli /100 ml were harvested into 12 old wooden boxes and 12 sterilized new plastic crates. Onions from a drip-irrigated field using water with 0 MPN E. coli /100 ml were harvested into 12 old wooden boxes and 12 sterilized new plastic crates. Onions packed out tended to not have E. coli on the bulb exteriors. The small amount of contamination detected did not appear to be related to the storage containers or irrigation water source.  aAllium Cepa  aArmazenamento  aBactéria  aBulbo  aCebola  aEscherichia Coli  aOnion1 aPINTO, J. M.1 aKREEFT, H.1 aSHOCK, B. M  tIn: SHOCK, C. C. (Ed.). Preliminary studies on Escherichia coli and onion. Ontário: Oregon State University, Malheur Experiment Station, 2013.