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Apeel Sciences has hired Nick Fitzpatrick as vice president of supplier relations, where he will be the liaison between the company and growers as the company expands its reach outside the U.S.

The warehouse and distribution center of Miami-based Crystal Valley Foods has earned organic handler certification.

Looking to help shape stronger organic enforcement standards, the Organic Trade Association has submitted comments to the USDA on its top ten priorities to boost the integrity of the global organic market.

Kenny Bennett, the longtime farm manager and business partner at the L&M Family of Cos., has died.

Of the nearly 1,000 responses six different sides rose to the top: salad, West; green beans/casserole, Midwest; cornbread, South; rolls/biscuits, squash, Great Lakes Region; Northeast; and mac and cheese, Southeast.

National health authorities are telling consumers, retailers and restaurants to avoid romaine lettuce in yet another E. coli outbreak with cases in 11 states and Canada.

With a post on their website at 2:30 p.m. Eastern today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropped a bombshell.

Fred Heptinstall plans to retire from Polymer Logistics at the end of the year.

Global seed company Hazera has introduced Stacy, a new bite-sized mini plum tomato variety.

The organic industry is looking to pounce on fraud.