Wine production has food safety hazards. A Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system makes it possible to identify, evaluate, and control significant food safety hazards throughout the wine production process. The Prerequisites Programs (PPRs) and HACCP performance in Protected Denomination of Origin “Vinos de Madrid” wineries were analyzed. Winery performances were evaluated for every critical control point (CCPs) in each winemaking process stage, including their implementation of PPR and HACCP principles. This study was developed through a survey of 55 questions divided into 11 sections, and it was conducted on a sample of 21 wineries. The results revealed that the CCPs worst performance level are for the control of metals (Cd, Pb, As) in grapes and fungicides or pesticide control in the harvest reception. A total of 91.5% of the wineries had implemented a prerequisites program (PPRs), regardless of their annual wine production. However, there was variability in the type of prerequisite plans, training, level of knowledge of operators, and annual budget allocation. Three out of four wineries had an HACCP, although corrective action procedures and verification procedures had the lowest and the worst HACCP practical implementation. The significant barriers for HACCP performance in wineries are linked with a lack of food safety staff training, low involvement of all staff in food safety tasks, and poor application of CCP chemical and microbiologic control methods.

Background: Uses and traditional knowledge (TK) are essential for the protection and management of natural resources. There are extensive records of traditional uses involving mainly vascular plants, while for mosses are scarce. This study documents the TK and uses of Dendropogonella rufescens in San Juan Luvina, Oaxaca, Mexico. Questions: For what purpose and how D. rufescens is used in San Juan Luvina? Can TK provide ecological information for this species? How is TK maintained among the members of the community? Studied species: Dendropogonella rufescens (Schimp.) Britt. (Bryophyta). Study site and dates: San Juan Luvina, Oaxaca, Mexico. March 2020. Methods: We conducted interviews with inhabitants from three age categories (15-41, 42-68, and 69-95 years). Interviews included questions about the length of time the community has used the plant, harvesting practices, traditional use per se, and plant recycling after traditional use. Results: Results include historical information about the use of the plant and TK grouped in seven categories (ceremonial, construction, craft, environmental, fuel, medicinal, and ornamental). These results include new reports of TK of bryophytes in Mexico. Conclusions: For the uses and TK reported, D. rufescens is essential for the cultural identity of the community of San Juan Luvina. D. rufescens TK could use to develop conservation strategies for bryophytes. As our findings suggest, TK and uses of bryophytes should be recorded because they are likely to disappear.

<p>SUDS were initially conceived for mimicking hydrological original conditions of urban catchments. SUDS have been strongly promoted by public and private decision-makers around the world. Public perception has been previously addressed by different studies many studies in a disconnected manner and at different planes. Similarly, the social benefits have also been studied from different perspectives mostly enhancing local perspectives not clearly comparable between territories. In this work we present the initial literature review on SUDS social aspects and public perception. We find from the previous studies that a general method for both making society aware of SUDS aims and roles and providing designers and planners with public perception is clearly lacking. We seek to highlight the gaps to be filled with further analysis and studies so public society can be completely engaged in SUDS design and operation.</p>

<p>Events-based hydrology phenomena are affected by extreme spatio-temporal variability. Precipitation is the first source of variability. Storms can start at different times across a catchment and can evolve differently over time thus creating a complex frame for events-based hydrological modelling. Both are affected by a random character. On many occasions a scarce number of weather stations are available within the catchments so researchers and hydrologists are forced to use interpolation methods for estimating precipitation. Classical interpolation methods base on deterministic algorithms not properly accounting for the random character of storm. In this work we analyse the spatial variability of the recorded storms in a set of urban weather stations in Madrid delivering some criteria for dealing with spatio-temporal variability of storms for modelling events-based hydrological processes.</p>

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