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Health officials have again increased the number of consumers who’ve contracted Cyclospora illnesses linked to recalled Del Monte vegetable trays.

Coral Gables, Fla.-based Fresh Del Monte Produce did roughly $1.11 billion in net sales in the first quarter, an increase of about 7% from the same period in 2017.

GreenGate Fresh, Salinas, Calif., is offering cartons of cilantro and parsley for foodservice operators.

The Postharvest Technology Center at the University of California-Davis has scheduled its 21st Annual Fresh-cut Products Workshop in September.

JBT Corp. and SmartWash Solutions have entered into a partnership to offer fresh-cut produce processors in Europe a food safety solution.

San Miguel Produce Inc., Oxnard Calif., has hired Jennifer Osborne as director of sales.

Eurofins Scientific and QFresh Lab have a cooperative agreement to provide a full-service solution for food safety testing and shelf life quality for fresh-cut produce and salad kits.

Lipman Family Farms, Immokalee, Fla., is highlighting its Clipped & Clean Green Beans and expanded fresh-cut line at the Produce Marketing Association’s Foodservice: Delivered.

Mibo Fresh Foods LLC, Fort Worth, Texas, is facing a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act complaint for unpaid produce shipments of $1.86 million.

Fresh-cut fruit provider Fresh Innovations, Stockton, Calif., has a new CEO, Tim Stejskal.