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Botta Packaging, Italy, are taking their sustainability services one step further.
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball announced that applications are open for New York State’s 2022 Agricultural Environmental Management (AEM) Leopold Conservation Award.
AMERIPEN releases new sustainability principles through which the packaging industry can advocate and communicate about sustainable packaging systems.
California Giant Berry Farms, a leader in fresh sustainable berries, today unveiled its new website, www.calgiant.com.
Produce Marketing Association has announced a pair of virtual meetings to discuss the current state of produce safety in the industry which includes discussion of outbreaks in leafy greens and proposed FDA regulation.
The California LGMA and the Produce Marketing Association have responded to the Food and Drug Administration’s update on a fall 2020 E. coli outbreak linked to leafy greens.
The Produce Marketing Association submitted comments on the proposed U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rule ‘Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods’.
The Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) application portal for fiscal year (FY) 2022 benefits will close on May 31, 2021. The portal opened on January 1, 2021.
On December 2, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the release of a proposed revision to Subpart E (Agricultural Water) of the Produce Safety Rule (PSR).
The FDA will be holding two virtual public meetings to discuss the recently released proposed rule for agricultural water.