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USDA says VIP Marketing Inc. agreed to pay produce sellers listed in a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act complaint and to pay a civil penalty.
Sanctions include barring the business and its principal operators from engaging in Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act-licensed business without approval.
Alliance co-chairs have responded to specialty crops being left out of a final year-end economic assistance package negotiated by congressional leaders.
The Produce Moms honored Mollie Van Lieu for advocacy in expanding access to fresh produce and improving nutrition policy.
Canadawide Fruits, Les Entreprises Pitre partner with Bleu & Bon to supply the company with raw materials to develop into fruit-based products.
New Age International recalled its 200-gram package of Daily Veggies enoki mushrooms because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The grocer has committed to carbon dioxide refrigerants in new stores and propane for all stand-alone refrigerator cases.
The California Table Grape Commission says Susan Day, vice president of international marketing, will be retiring.
Table grape production is projected to rise as California makes a full recovery from last year’s damage from Hurricane Hilary.
The acquisition will expand its ability to provide real-time GPS tracking and load optimization on the DAT One platform, the company says.