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The Produce for Better Health Foundation has been chosen as the recipient of FLM Harvest’s 2020 Seed to Succeed pro bono program.

Prima Wawona peaches involved in a recall in the U.S. and Canada because of salmonella were shipped to more than a dozen other countries.

Dan Andrews Farms, a Bakersfield, Calif., melon grower, has completed a program testing Hazel Technologies’ shelf life extending product on exported honeydew melons.

Giro Pack Inc. has hired Joseph Clemens in sales as a territory account manager.

Avocado House Inc., Los Angeles, has satisfied a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act reparation order.

Duncan Family Farms, Goodyear, Ariz., has installed an irrigation treatment system that’s highly effective, controllable and transportable.

Food and Drug Administration official Mark Moorman acknowledges that the “smarter” era of food safety has not yet arrived.

The Produce Marketing Association’s weekly Town Hall discussion focuses on gender equality and benefits to the industry.

John Lyons, director of sales at Alpine Fresh, Miami, is retiring after 30 years at the company.

The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has made more than 50 changes to rules as the group continues a review of its practices following E. coli outbreaks in recent years.