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Fresh from presenting an attention-grabbing booth at Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit, Lakeside Organic Gardens is preparing for the transition between the fall and winter growing seasons.

Chiquita Brands International is the banana sponsor for the 2019 TCS New York City Marathon for the second year in a row.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, has filed a complaint against National Produce Sales for more than $820,000 in unpaid produce shipments.

Monica Arnett has been promoted to vice president of finance and administration for the California Avocado Commission, Irvine, Calif.

Progressive Produce, Los Angeles, has hired Christine Toy as sales manager and Seth Tillery as sales and grower relations manager.

Adding convenience to containers keeps consumers happy .

A recent E. coli outbreak “likely associated with romaine lettuce” has come to light, with the Food and Drug Administration announcing there was no actionable information to alert consumers.

The Food and Drug Administration wants to establish an accreditation system for labs that test foods.

Carissa Mace, president of the Anaheim, Calif.-based Fresh Produce & Floral Council for the past 12 years, has been terminated by the council’s board of directors.

Sole Source Capital LLC has acquired a majority interest in Worldwide Produce, a distributor of fresh produce, dairy products and specialty foods to independent and chain restaurants in California and Nevada.