The Packer
The Food and Drug Administration has scheduled a public meeting on the Food Safety Modernization Act’s Intentional Adulteration Rule.
After a nice early growing season without major setbacks, Eastern U.S. sweet corn growers are optimistic about the coming crop as demand ticks up for the coming warm months and summer holidays.
Sunsweet’s new brand campaign, #ToFeelGood, uses multiple media channels to reflect the consumers’ love of Sunsweet Amaz!n Prunes.
(UPDATED, March 19) The U.S. Department of Agriculture will increase fees for audit and fresh produce inspections services on Oct. 1.
A partnership between growers and restaurants in Yuma, Ariz., highlights the area as the Winter Vegetable Capital of the World.
Proseal, which specializes in tray sealing equipment, has a new testing system that allows fresh-cut processors to determine the optimal seal and peel strength for packaging.
Casting nearly 450 votes, readers of The Packer showed widely divergent views about President Trump’s vision for a border wall.
Catalytic Generators debuts a redesigned Easy-Ripe ethylene generator used in the fruit ripening process at CPMA’s convention April 2-4 in Montréal, Quebec.
Love Beets took home a NEXTY Award in the Best New Savory or Salty Snack category at the 2019 Natural Products Expo West.
Fyffes is reducing water consumption by 80% with a new water recycling system at its banana farm in Costa Rica.
Florida Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan met with Florida fruit and vegetable growers to reaffirm his efforts to protect them against what he described as unfair trade practices by Mexico.
The Environmental Working Group delivers its annual “Dirty Dozen” list with lots of spicy sound bites and minimal context.
How is the produce industry doing in attracting talented young people to the business?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reported that Moceri Food & Beverage Inc. has satisfied a Perishables Agricultural Commodity Act reparation order.
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association expressed its approval for the federal government’s investments that benefit the fresh fruit and vegetable industry.
Jicama takes the form of tacos, dipping spears and chips in Xica’s new line of fresh-cut vegetable products.
Grimmway Farms President Jeff Huckaby joined U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and other ag leaders on March 19 to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.
Los Angeles-based Hurst International is touting item-level traceability capabilities of its patented Print on Demand (POD) Versaprint labeling system.
Watsonville, Calif.-based Driscoll’s Inc. has filed a complaint in federal court against strawberry breeding company California Berry Cultivars and the company’s co-founder Douglas Shaw.
By value, both U.S. imports and exports of grapes were up in 2018.
One warning about getting too ahead of the game? Don’t neglect your customer.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Chiquita Brands International is using water recycling programs to reduce its water use 1.7 billion liters per year.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee will meet May 9.
TUBAC, Ariz. — With a projected 25% increase in grape exports from Sonora, Mexico, this season, the message to importers and marketers is: get the word out and promote.
The New Jersey Peach Promotion Council welcomes three new board members: Erica Shiles, Bonnie Lundblad and Matt Duffield.
Bee Sweet Citrus Sale’s Star Ruby grapefruit is back.
Tasteful Selections, Arvin, Calif., has hired Celeste Porter as chief financial officer.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking nominations for five seats on the National Organics Standards Board, which recommends which substances can be used in organic production.
U.S. imports of organic blueberries have rocketed from $2.9 million in 2011 to $117.4 million in 2018.
The New England Organic Produce Conference will feature a retail roundtable with representatives from Stop & Shop, Big Y Foods and Hannaford Bros.