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The Food and Drug Administration’s investigation into the source of an outbreak of cyclosporiasis from McDonald’s salads continues, with a focus on distributors and growers of romaine and carrots in the salads.

The United Fresh Produce Association has scheduled a number of food safety education events.

The Food and Drug Administration’s investigation into the source of an outbreak of cyclosporiasis from McDonald’s salads continues, with a focus on distributors and growers of romaine and carrots in the salads.

The United Fresh Produce Association has scheduled a number of food safety education events.

A fast method for detecting E. coli bacteria on fresh produce and agricultural water is the focus of a research grant of nearly $100,000 to a researcher in Michigan.

When it comes to bearing the cost of produce safety rules, the bigger the farm, the better.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices Plus+ audit program for specialty crops is now accepted as technically equivalent by the Global Food Safety Initiative.

The Food and Drug Administration continues to investigate infections caused by the parasite Cyclospora thought to have been transferred by McDonald’s salad, and the number of cases is still growing.

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. has recalled containers of Baby Spinach with Tender Reds in five Canadian provinces due to a positive Listeria monocytogenes test, but the product could have been distributed nationally.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering new insights on food safety practices and related costs of fruit and vegetable growers.

A Nova Scotia farm has recalled its brand of coleslaw products after testing raised concerns of Listeria monocytogenes.

The Food and Drug Administration is urging the produce industry and various organizations studying how E. coli came into contact with romaine grown in Yuma, Ariz., to continue working with the agency on the issue.

The 2006 North American spinach E. coli outbreak was the largest in U.S. history, causing at least 276 consumer illnesses and 3 deaths because of tainted produce.

A wave of illnesses traced to a Brevard, N.C., McDonald’s restaurant is norovirus, and the county health department said it’s not related to a multi-state outbreak from cyclospora in the fast food chain’s salads.

U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., is pressing Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb for specifics about the investigation of the cyclospora outbreak linked to product sold by Fresh Express.

Editor Tom Karst and retail editor Ashley Nickle discuss the big stories of the week, including recommendations from the Leafy Greens Food Safety Task Force and the latest back-and-forth with China on trade.

The Leafy Greens Food Safety Task Force is suggesting changes to the California and Arizona Leafy Greens Marketing Agreements metrics in the wake of a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to romaine.

Dole Food Co. is notifying customers a limited number of Classic Coleslaw mixes may have been shipped with metal shavings.

For the third year in a row, Morning Kiss Organic has earned an AA Food Safety Rating certification from the British Retail Consortium, an accreditation body for Global Food Safety Initiative certifications.

Two weeks after nearly 3,000 McDonald’s pulled salads from Fresh Express in connection with cyclospora parasite infections, the salad company recalled deli wraps and salads for retail containing chopped romaine.

A chopped romaine recall by Fresh Express, Salinas, Calif., for cyclospora concerns has led Caito Foods LLC to pull 25 deli salads and wrap products from retailers.

Food safety experts say there’s no cause for undue concern about the safety of California greens this summer, despite a foodborne illness outbreak in the spring attributed to romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Ariz.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an outbreak of Salmonella Adelaide linked to fresh-cut melons distributed by Caito Foods LLC is over, but health officials were unable to find a common source.

Long-time produce safety leader Trevor Suslow plans to join the Produce Marketing Association as vice president of food safety in October.

The eastern part of Salinas is rife with gang violence, drug activity, and hundreds of shootings every year. Yet, if you don’t live on the east side of town where most of the violence occurs, it's easy to feel immune.

Health officials have added more than 100 illnesses to the cyclospora outbreak linked to McDonald’s salads, bringing the total number of cases to 163.

To help implement the Produce Safety Rule, the Food and Drug Administration has announced new cooperative agreements with Hawaii, Kentucky, Mississippi and American Samoa.

The Food and Drug Administration is working to determine which ingredient in McDonald’s salads is the vehicle for a multistate cyclospora outbreak.

Health authorities in Illinois and Iowa have reported 105 recent cases of cyclosporiasis and have linked some of them to McDonald’s salads.

As growers, distributors and others in the supply chain have prepared for Food Safety Modernization Act changes, attention has turned to possible problem areas in guarding against pathogens.

Two listeria workshops are set for September in California.

Packers Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI) has promoted Jim Whitehead to vice president of sales and marketing.

Health officials have again increased the number of consumers who’ve contracted Cyclospora illnesses linked to recalled Del Monte vegetable trays.

Health officials have again increased the number of consumers who’ve contracted Cyclospora illnesses linked to recalled Del Monte vegetable trays.

After six years in development, Canada’s Safe Food for Canadians food safety law becomes effective in January.

CHICAGO — Should produce processors test food contact surfaces for listeria?

California produce growers can now sign up for on-farm readiness reviews to help them prepare for official produce safety inspections that will start in 2019.

The CDC has added 41 cases to the multistate outbreak of cyclospora infections attributed to Del Monte vegetable trays, bringing the total number of cases to 185.

Diving into the issues surrounding the E. coli outbreak linked to chopped romaine lettuce from the Yuma region, the Leafy Greens Food Safety Task Force has divided into four working groups this summer.

The CDC has added 41 cases to the multistate outbreak of cyclospora infections attributed to Del Monte vegetable trays, bringing the total number of cases to 185.

Goodleaf Community Farms Ltd. is recalling Goodleaf brand daikon radish microgreens due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Tom Karst and Ashley Nickle discuss their travels to United Fresh and Forbes AgTech this week and analyze the latest information released about the FDA's investigation into the romaine outbreak.

Food safety technology company Certus has introduced a rapid response in-house pathogen testing system.

Food safety technology company Certus has introduced a rapid response in-house pathogen testing system.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — I wasn’t the only first-timer at the Center for Produce Safety Research Symposium June 19-20.

Earlier in June (June 12), I sent the Food and Drug Administration press office a few questions related to coverage I was planning for a food safety/traceability section for The Packer.

The Food and Drug Administration reported June 28 that its investigation of the multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to romaine lettuce may have a connection to irrigation water.

SALINAS, Calif. – Better pathogen detection or a kill step would help growers sleep better at night, executives from two leafy greens companies said during a Forbes AgTech Summit panel June 27.

Health authorities continue to investigate a multistate outbreak of cyclospora infections linked to Del Monte vegetable trays, and the case count is up to 144.

Health authorities continue to investigate a multistate outbreak of cyclospora infections linked to Del Monte vegetable trays, and the case count is up to 144.