"The bigger challenge facing Colorado melon growers may be restoring
public confidence in the cantaloupes. So far, the growers' investments
seem to be paying off."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/13/colorado-cantaloupes-retu_0_n_1670660.html
Then the farmers overhauled their production practices to restore public
confidence. They hired a full-time food safety manager to monitor
melon-picking and started paying the seasonal pickers by the hour, not
by the amount of cantaloupes picked. The farmers also built a new
central packing shed where all Rocky Ford-labeled melons will be washed
with soap and a chlorine oxide, then rinsed with well water tested for
contamination.
After being washed, the melons will be cooled to reduce condensation and
then packed into boxes labeled with codes traceable to the fields where
the melons were grown. The boxes will be packed with slips that
interested shoppers can scan using a smartphone to read about where
their melons originated.
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