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The Food and Drug Administration has released draft documents designed to help growers better understand the Produce Safety Rule and processors understand the Preventive Controls Rule.

Health officials in Canada and Washington state are investigating more than 50 cases of salmonella possibly linked to cucumbers.

ORLANDO, Fla. — A theme of a food safety session at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit was the need to get more research to companies who could use it.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Looking at lessons from other industries, a panel of experts addressed the Fresh Summit Forum for the Future session on the potential for technology to create opportunities for the fresh produce.

Oviedo, Fla.-based Duda Farm Fresh Foods is encouraging Fresh Summit attendees to share legacy stories and goals at their Fresh Summit booth — and support the Salad Bars to Schools program.

The Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association will be well-represented at the Produce Marketing Association’s Oct. 18-20 Fresh Summit in Orlando, Fla.

New Rochelle, N.Y.-based LGS Specialty Sales has announced that its Tiny Tim’s mini avocados are now available in a more economical bag.

California’s Citrus Research Board has brought on Franco Bernardi as its interim president.

Our digital library of past issues of The Packer goes back to 1993, and that makes recalling the headlines of Fresh Summit expos in the recent past very accessible.

It is one of the ironies of marketing that the healthiest food often isn’t labeled as such at our retail supermarkets.