Produce contaminated with fecal matter is increasingly recognized as a vehicle by which food born pathogens such as E. Coli, Salmonella and Listeria are transmitted. The Western Institute for Food Safety and Security and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration underwent a research project to assess the canine's ability to detect fecal matter on produce. The results were outstanding (see below) and published in the Journal of Food Protection in 2014.

Our company is now taking this proven effective tool, the canine olfactory system, to the produce industry. Additionally, we are working with food safety certifying bodies to determine what will need to be done to ensure the presence of working canines will not be considered introducing further risk of contamination.  Our dogs can tell a grower, packer, or produce processing facility if there is fecal contamination before harvest.

This canine bio-suit is designed and patented by Industrial Safety Professionals, Inc.  We are delighted to have an agreement to utilize their canine-suit technology on our dogs working in food safety detection if required.