Joy Waite-Cusic

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Associate Professor of Food Safety Systems , Statewide Specialist for Home Food Safety and Preservation Program

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Expertise: Commercial food processing , Farm food safety , Home food preservation

Department/Unit: Food Science and Technology

Content by Joy Waite-Cusic

OSU study finds that using cold water to make 'sprouted' foods lowers the risk of salmonella growth

An Oregon State University study published in 2021 found that soaking raw ingredients – usually grains, nuts or seeds – to make "sprouted" foods lowers the risk of salmonella growth on these increasingly popular healthy snack foods.

Joy Waite-Cusic | Nov 2021 | Impact story

Can I soak pickles to reduce salt?

P: I want to soak salt out of my pickles because of blood pressure problems. Will I lose the beneficial microbes that way?

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A cold soak lowers the risk of salmonella growth on ‘sprouted’ foods

If the soaking phase happens at ambient temperature, there is a significant food safety problem, study finds.

Chris Branam | May 3, 2021 | News story

Are home-preserved gifts safe to eat?

P: I received a home preserved gift for the holidays. How do I know it's safe to eat?

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Add-on Exercise for Produce Safety Alliance Module 6 v1.2– Post-harvest Handling and Sanitation (in English)

The intent of this add-on exercise is for PSA grower course trainees to think through various harvest and post-harvest scenarios and consider implications related to produce safety in the context of real production environments. Each group of trainees (4-6 per group) is given a set of the printed photos to work through. They are asked specific questions, and given 15-20 minutes to work in their groups.  Following group discussions, trainers go through the slide deck and ask participants to share what they discussed in their groups about each scenario.

Jovana Kovacevic, Joy Waite-Cusic | Nov 2019 | Presentation

Is there cyanide in lima beans?

P: I just learned that lima beans contain cyanide and mature beans require long cooking to remove the cyanide. Are there additional risks and precautions that I should be aware of when cooking fresh lima beans?

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On-Farm Readiness Reviews (OFRRs)

On-Farm Readiness Review (OFRR) is designed as a tool to help regulators and educators effectively prepare farmers for compliance with Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)'s produce safety rule.

Jovana Kovacevic, Sara Runkel, Joy Waite-Cusic | May 2024 | Article

Idle, uncleaned milk trucks don't compromise the quality of raw milk, OSU study shows

Raw milk quality isn’t compromised when tanker trucks sit empty and uncleaned for hours between loads, according to new research at Oregon State University.

Chris Branam | Mar 1, 2018 | News story

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