I don't see a chance that a Compost Tea could contaminate any produce provided the compost has gone thru what we call the Thermophilic Stage in which temperature raises to up to 60 deg Celcius and remains in that levels for at least 3 to 5 days. I also find quite unlike that Salmonella could be transmitted in the irrigation water. Salmonella cannot survive on the surface of an orange on a desert situation. It needs a proper nutrient source in order to be kept alive. Not likely to be an orange on a dry atmosphere. It looks like a hoax to me.
Also every orange that is destined for processing needs to be well washed. Washing was supposed to remove Salmonella unless the contamination was a massive one. This news does not make any sense to me. This is the kind of news that are spread intentionally from time to time to try to discredited organic produce. It is a shame this BD inspector is playing the pesticide industry game helping them to spread this false story. Jose
