SaniDate 12.0 Listed as #3 in Top 10 Food Safety Innovations in 2024

Many advancements in food safety science and technology were seen in 2024, from new detection methods for chemical and microbiological contaminants, to novel processing technologies that improve the safety of foods, to preharvest interventions for microbial risks, and beyond. With so many innovations reported throughout the year, it was difficult to choose only ten to highlight—so this year’s Top Ten Food Safety Innovations list was chosen based on which discoveries and technologies attracted the most attention from Food Safety Magazine readers.

In November 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the first-ever antimicrobial treatment for foodborne pathogens in preharvest agricultural water, marking a significant milestone for food safety. The registered product, SANIDATE 12.0, is designed to reduce harmful pathogens such as Escherichia coli and Salmonella in water applied to crops before harvest. This achievement follows a collaborative effort between EPA and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to develop a new efficacy protocol that guides the registration of antimicrobial treatments for agricultural water.

The approval of the treatment provides farmers with a new option for enhancing food safety. EPA and FDA hope this approval will lead to additional registrations using the revised protocol, offering more tools to combat pathogens in agricultural water and protect public health.

Read more about the precedent-setting SANIDATE 12.0 and the EPA–FDA registration protocol for the registration of preharvest agricultural water antimicrobial treatments here.

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SaniDate 12.0 uses peroxyacetic acid (PAA) to effectively kill potentially harmful human health pathogens that can contaminate irrigation water used in the production of fruits and vegetables. E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica are two of the most common culprits in food safety recalls and foodborne illnesses. While there are several postharvest EPA-registered products in the marketplace for controlling human health pathogens, SaniDate 12.0 is the first of its kind for controlling these harmful bacteria in preharvest irrigation water.

"SaniDate 12.0 raises the bar in food safety in preharvest irrigation water."
Jay Sughroue, Ph.D.
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