Potentially Hazardous Food: Cut Melons
2/1/2012 1:46:02 PM
It’s not new information that cut melons are on the FDA’s list of potentially hazardous food (PHF). What might be new information is the reason why melons are considered a PHF. Since melons grow on the ground, their rinds are more likely to come in contact with pathogenic bacteria from the soil, water, or manure. Melons also have an external texture that is favorable to bacteria.
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