The U.S. Department of Agriculture has barred four companies in three states from operating in the industry after it determined they have broken Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act rules.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act complaint of $19 million against North Pacific Canners and Packers Inc., doing business as NORPAC Foods Inc.
Verdant Technologies, St. Paul, Minn., has patented HarvestHold, a new take on 1-MCP products that keep the produce and flowers fresher by inhibiting natural ethylene that triggers the ripening process.
The Food and Drug Administration is scheduling three day-long virtual meetings on its proposed rule to increase traceability requirements on fresh produce and other foods.
The Women’s Catalyst Award, which honors an individual’s support for women in the industry, has been renamed the Frieda Rapoport Caplan Women’s Catalyst Award.
