Federal agencies have increased the number of cases in the E. coli outbreak linked to Salinas, Calif., romaine, and investigators continue to seek the exact source of the lettuce.
U.S. importers of European citrus will soon have to pay an additional 25% tariff after the World Trade Organization sided with the U.S. in its dispute with the European Union over illegal subsidies to Airbus.
The FDA and the CDC are working to identify data gaps and research needs to develop improved tools to detect, prevent, and control Cyclospora contamination of food.
CHICAGO — Through a hypothetical outbreak scenario, a workshop at the United Fresh Produce Convention showed the considerable challenges federal investigators and regulators face when real outbreaks occur.
The partial government shutdown is curtailing federal involvement in the Romaine Task Force, but industry leaders are pushing ahead for a preliminary report by the end of February.
LGS Specialty Sales, New Rochelle, N.Y., is expanding its Spanish fruit imports with lemons, clementines and Vanilla Persimmons, also known as rojo brillante.
