I was positioning the little American flag on my desk when Russ T. Blade peeked from behind Old Glory.

USDA imposes sanctions on Triple Fresh Produce LLC, Bain Distributors Inc, and Ultra Fresh. Sunrise Produce Inc, The Good Acre, and Tucker Farm & Sons LLC are new to the Market. Corona Family Farms Inc is endorsed.

Seed company Enza Zaden’s mini sweet pepper, Tribelli, grown and marketed by Pure Hothouse Foods Inc.’s Pure Flavor brand as Aurora Bites, received the International Taste Institute’s Superior Taste Award.

Fresh International Inc., has been sanctioned by the USDA. Amzart Inc., Biviano, GEO Foods LLC, and Good Source Solutions Inc., are new companies to the Market. Pexco Produce Sales has been Endorsed.

Growers Express is recalling a variety of fresh-cut products, including Green Giant Fresh brand butternut squash and Cauliflower Crumble products, due to a positive test result for Listeria monocytogenes.

The Mart Group LLC, which consists of four Idaho potato grower-shippers, has entered into a joint venture with onion grower ProSource Inc.