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Sir David Nabarro, 2018 World Food Prize Laureate, is being recalled as a mentor and leader whose efforts helped many.
She brings a wealth of experience in produce buying around the Mid-Atlantic, says JOH.
IFPA Chief Science Officer Max Teplitski says the food safety approach sets the direction and commits to shared responsibility in enhancing produce safety from farm to fork.
This memorandum of understanding will improve proactive, science-based food safety standards for the organization that represents fresh produce growers in California, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico.
While at the IFPA Foodservice Conference, the California grower says it will showcase its year-round supply of fresh berries.
The annual shift to international suppliers has been smooth this year and ensures retailers have a constant supply of the popular apple, Oppy says.
Johnny Hughes will serve as president of SF-360, FiveStar’s fresh food delivery solution.
The company says it will highlight the value its custom avocado and mango ripening programs bring to the foodservice at the International Fresh Produce Association conference.
The commission says the reorg strengthens the department’s ability to serve farmers and safeguard the nation’s food supply.
Assistance through the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program is available for agricultural producers who suffered eligible crop losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024.