BERRIES CONTAMINATED WITH VIRUSES LIKE HUMAN NOROVIRUS CAN CAUSE ILLNESS IN CONSUMERS AND LEAD TO COSTLY RECALLS FOR THE PRODUCE INDUSTRY. CURRENT TESTS DETECT VIRUS FRAGMENTS BUT CANNOT TELL IF THE VIRUS IS STILL INFECTIOUS. THIS CAN RESULT IN UNNECESSARY FOOD WASTE AND ECONOMIC LOSSES. OUR FIRST OBJECTIVE IS TO IMPROVE VIRUS DETECTION BY TESTING A NEW METHOD THAT USES BACTERIA TO CAPTURE VIRUSES FROM PRODUCE. THIS METHOD IS LOW-COST, SCALABLE, AND MAY BETTER PRESERVE INFECTIOUS VIRUS FOR DETECTION. OUR SECOND OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP A RAPID, LOW-COST CRISPR-BASED TEST THAT CAN DETECT INFECTIOUS HUMAN NOROVIRUS ON BERRIES. THIS TEST WILL INCLUDE A STEP TO REMOVE NON-INFECTIOUS VIRUS FRAGMENTS, HELPING TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN INFECTIOUS AND NON-INFECTIOUS VIRUS. OUR THIRD OBJECTIVE IS TO COLLECT AND TEST SAMPLES FOR INFECTIOUS NOROVIRUS FROM FARMS AND PROCESSING FACILITIES. THESE SAMPLES WILL INCLUDE BERRIES AND WORKER HANDS. THIS PROJECT WILL HELP PROTECT CONSUMERS, REDUCE UNNECESSARY RECALLS, AND SUPPORT A SAFER, MORE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCE SUPPLY CHAIN.