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The Food and Drug Administration has issued a second notice to the importance of food safety measures to the Mexican papaya industry.

Revol Greens, Owatonna, Minn., has hired Mark Schulze as CEO, along with a number of other personnel additions, and has expanded its Minnesota greenhouse.

Graphic Design USA honored Moxxy Marketing with the 2020 American Web Design Award for its Southeast Produce Council website redesign.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has sanctioned Versa Marketing Inc. for not paying a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act award of almost $800,000.

The Produce Marketing Association is seeking nominations for its Awards of Excellence.

With varying degrees of success, different supplements – including seaweed - have been fed to cattle in an effort to reduce methane emissions. A new product developed by a Swiss firm is achieving positive results.

Emerson, St. Louis, is focusing on cold chain best practices to minimize food waste and loss as sponsor of the second annual World Refrigeration Day on June 26.

Clear Labs has received the International Association for Food Protection’s 2020 Food Safety Innovation Award.

Earl’s Organic Produce, San Francisco, has promoted Michael Stewart to sales manager.

Israel-based technology company ClariFruit is helping growers better classify fruit quality before it is packed and distributed, and company president Elad Mardix said the savings could be huge.