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The Food and Drug Administration is providing flexibility for when states may begin conducting routine inspections of small farms, the agency said.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Nov. 27 has filed an administrative complaint under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act against California-based Custom Fresh Cuts Inc.

Nearly 150 years ago, a railroad spike in Utah Territory linked the U.S. by rail from coast to coast. For the produce industry, railroads changed the name of the game.

At California Giant, Watsonville, Calif., Christmas comes early.

The King County (Ore.) Public Health Department is investigating an E. coli outbreak unrelated to the one believed to have originated in romaine grown in the Salinas, Calif., area.

Brighter Bites, Houston, has received the RESULTS Houston Seeds of Hope Award, recognizing the organization’s mission to provide fresh produce to underserved communities.

How much time do you spend slaving over a hot stove compared with inching through the fast-food drive-through lane for an extra value meal?

The Food and Drug Administration has reported three more cases of hepatitis A “potentially linked” to fresh blackberries from Fresh Thyme Farmers Market stores.

Fowler, Calif.-based Bee Sweet Citrus is drawing consumer focus to the company’s specialty citrus varieties.

Effective Nov. 2, Worthington, Minn.-based Bedford Industries has earned its British Retail Consortium (BRC) food safety certification.