Medicaid beneficiaries with diet-related chronic illnesses can receive prescriptions and coupons for fresh produce as a part of a pilot with a Giant Food store in Washington D.C.
Members of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement have adopted new rules requiring them to sanitize “open source” used water for overhead irrigation following recent E. coli outbreaks that led investigators to suspect water as a cause.
Editor-in-chief Tom Karst and retail editor Ashley Nickle discuss a couple of the big stories of the week, including some innovation happening in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and a retailer ranking that produced a list of best grocers for fresh produce.
Comments are due on April 22 on the Food and Drug Administration's Guide to Minimize Food Safety Hazards of Fresh-cut Produce: Draft Guidance for Industry.
Hanford, Calif.-based Flavor Tree Fruit Co. LLC now is focusing on specialty items for the California summer fruit deal, and perhaps its biggest is its Verry Cherry plum – a high-brix fruit cross between various cherry and plum varieties, said Maurice Cameron, president.
