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Chelan Fresh Marketing, Chelan, Wash., plans to increase the volume of its proprietary organic SugarBee apples this season.

The Center for Produce Safety, Woodland, Calif., is sponsoring a $500,000 challenge, seeking answers to cross-contamination issues in growing areas.

These tiny globes were the fourth most popular item that shoppers said they bought this year that they did not buy previously.

I don’t like mushrooms, but I keep trying to buddy up with them because they’re so popular.

The Prune Bargaining Association has voted to maintain the same price schedule for the 2018 as the 2017 crop.

AUSTIN, Texas — John Keeling is The Packer’s 2018 Potato Man for All Seasons.

Farmers Best of NYC Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y., has been cited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for failure to pay for produce.

The Gateway to Innovation Awards at the Viva Fresh Expo is doing away with categories to accept submissions covering all aspects of the industry, including production, packing, packaging, technology and food safety.

The FDA has stopped routine inspections of fresh produce and other food facilities because of the partial government shutdown, but its commissioner says plans are underway to somewhat remedy that.

Registrar Corp. has upgraded its FDA Compliance Monitor, a tool to ensure companies are following Food Safety Modernization Act requirements.