Organic Food Products, Diverse Production Practices, and Policies 1. The Growing Market of Organic Foods: Impact on the US and Global Economy 2. Organic Farming Practices: Integrated Culture Versus Monoculture 3. Governmental Policies and Regulations including FSMA on Organic Farming in the United States and Around the Globe 4. Major Issues and Limitations in Organic Farming in the US Quality and Safety Concerns of Organic Food 5. A Nutritional Perspective: Importance of Organic Foods Over Conventional Counterparts 6. Listed Foodborne Disease Outbreaks Associated with Organic Foods: Animal and Plant Products 7. Food Safety Risks and Issues Associated with Farming and Handling Practices for Organic Certified Fresh Produce 8.

Proper Farm Management Strategies for Safer Organic Animal farming practice 9. Effective farm management strategies for organic produce and plant food production 10. Alternatives to pest and disease control in pre-harvest, and washing and processing in post-harvest levels for organic produce Recommendations and intervention for Improving Safety and Sustainable Organic Food 11. The Plant Microbiome: Diversity, Dynamics and Role in Food Safety 12. Control strategies for post-harvest microbiological safety of produce during processing, marketing and quality measures 13. Control strategy for post-harvest microbiological safety of animal products during processing, marketing and quality measures 14. Future of organic farming: bringing technological marvels to the field 15. Pectin as an alternative feed additive and effects on microbiota 16.

The impact of grower training on food safety outcomes 17. Acceptable alternatives growth promoters for organic farm animal production 18. Application of bacteriophages in organic farm animal production 19. Bio-control for foodborne zoonotic pathogens in animal reservoirs and food products.