Keeping foodborne pathogens such as E. coli out of the food supply is the focus of research for U of I scientists Scott Martin and Hao Feng.

Martin's research is focused on finding ways to eliminate the biofilms that attach to produce and cause illness. Martin says that once the pathogenic organism gets on the produce, no amount of washing will remove it. The microbes attach to the surface of produce in a sticky biofilm, and washing just isn't very effective.<br><br><a href='http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/news/stories/news3835.html&#039; target='_blank'>http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/news/stories/news3835.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br>