Dump the dumps to avoid listeria potential, rockmelon growers told

Ashley Walmsley
February 26 2019 - 8:00pm
CHECK: Rockmelon growers have been asked to be careful of their use of water when processing melons to minimise the potential for listeria development.
CHECK: Rockmelon growers have been asked to be careful of their use of water when processing melons to minimise the potential for listeria development.

CONVERTING water-holding "dump tanks" to dry dumps has emerged as a common recommendation for rockmelon growers in order to prevent another listeria outbreak.

Ashley Walmsley

Ashley Walmsley

Editor, Good Fruit & Vegetables

Ashley Walmsley is the editor of ACM's only national, fresh produce magazine, Good Fruit & Vegetables, while also covering horticulture stories for the agricultural papers and websites. He also writes the weekly, The Ringer, column in the Qld Country Life.

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