An FDA report on an E. coli outbreak traced to California romaine offers no smoking gun into how and where the pathogen was transferred to the lettuce and distributed to numerous outlets.
The Center for Produce Safety, which recently announced an Innovation Challenge award with a total possible payout of $500,000, is having an informational web seminar about the event.
The number of huanglongbing (HLB) detections in California increased 160% from 2017 to 2018, according to the California Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program.
University of California-Davis researchers are taking an innovative approach to guarding fruits and vegetables against microbial cross-contamination by seeking a way to make produce containers fight against pathogens.
In June, Kroger sent suppliers a letter outlining a new 90-day payment plan designed to make operations more efficient for the retailer. Produce industry groups quickly pushed back.
Conversation around traceability accelerated in 2018 as more foodborne illness outbreaks were connected to fresh produce, including two more to romaine lettuce.
In 2018, Florida growers were still grappling with the fallout from 2017’s Hurricane Irma, which caused more than $760 million in damage to the state’s citrus industry.
Retailers around the country rushed to build out grocery pickup and delivery capabilities after the acquisition of Whole Foods Market by Amazon in the summer of 2017.
Consolidation on the supply side of fresh produce marketers was a theme for 2018, headlined by the Fresh Del Monte Produce purchase of Mann Packing and the 45% stake in Dole Food acquired by Ireland-based Total Produce.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – As population and per-capita consumption growth slows in the U.S., fresh produce marketers may be wise to focus on faster-expanding markets in Asia and Africa.
Citrus growers can learn the latest data from University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences at a Citrus Nutrition Day conference in Bartow, Fla.
At the Center for Produce Safety’s annual Research Symposium in Charlotte N.C., the topics ranged from Listeria and Salmonella validation tools, sanitation methods, water testing and more.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded the University of Florida a $3.5 million grant to study using mesh screenhouses to guard grapefruit against huanglongbing (HLB).
