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Packer Tech
Hazel Technologies launches Hazel Cherry product
Chicago-based Hazel Technologies Inc. has launched Hazel Cherry, a new post-harvest technology for fresh cherries.
November 12, 2020 11:52 PM
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A panel of industry leaders at Texas International Produce Association’s Viva Fresh show said the industry should brace for potential disruptions and consolidation in the wake of those changes. Left to right Dante Galeazzi, president and CEO of the Texas International Produce Association, Lance Jungmeyer, president of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas, Jason Klinowski, agriculture and food law attorney at Wallace Jordan Ratliff & Brandt LLC in Birmingham, Ala., and J.O. Alvarez, Jr., president of J.O. Alvarez Inc., Laredo, Texas.
Vegetables
Panel urges tomato industry to be prepared for disruptions
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Painful changes are coming soon in how Mexican tomatoes are sold to U.S. importers.
November 12, 2020 11:52 PM
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Fruit
California cherry harvest under way with high hopes
Harvest is just starting for what is expected to be a big and promotable crop of California cherries.
November 12, 2020 11:52 PM
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Neva Cochran, Dallas-based nutrition communications consultant, and Dan Sutton, chairman of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement and general manager of the Pismo Oceano Vegetable Exchange, Oceano, Calif., at the PBH Consumer Connection Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has partnered with the Produce for Better Health Foundation to communicate with dietitians about food safety practices of California leafy green growers.
Food Safety
LGMA partners with PBH, consultant to tell food safety story
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has partnered with the Produce for Better Health Foundation and Dallas-based dietitian consultant Neva Cochran to educate consumers on the food safety steps growers take.
November 12, 2020 11:52 PM
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People
Flavor Tree promotes Amanda Vietti in sales
Flavor Tree Fruit Co. LLC, Hanford, Calif., has promoted Amanda Vietti to a sales position.
November 12, 2020 11:52 PM
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Produce Crops
USDA revises Florida citrus requirements
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published a final rule that revises marketing order grade and size requirements for Florida citrus.
November 12, 2020 11:52 PM
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Opinion
Spending on fruits and vegetable up in 2017, but less than total food increase
Consumer expenditures on fruit and vegetables took a jump in 2017, but not as much as the percentage hike in overall spending on food.
November 12, 2020 11:52 PM
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Food Safety
You go, FDA! Comment period closing on FDA’s fresh cut guidance
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.
November 12, 2020 11:51 PM
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Opinion
Census shows California stone fruit decline
The importance of traditional stone fruit has slid in California over the past 20 years.
November 12, 2020 11:51 PM
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Industry
Bill Walton to keynote West Coast Produce Expo
Basketball legend Bill Walton will give the keynote speech at The Packer’s West Coast Produce Expo.
November 12, 2020 11:51 PM
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