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Mann Packing Co. Inc. has opened a 130,000-square-foot fresh-cut facility in Gonzales, Calif.

The grower whose butternut squash has been involved in recalls of fresh-cut products because of listeria concerns is working with the Food and Drug Administration to find the source.

California Giant Berry Farms, a leader in fresh sustainable berries, today unveiled its new website, www.calgiant.com.

The Salinas, Calif.-based Mann has officially completed the final stages of its integration as the vegetable division of Fresh Del Monte Produce, Coral Gables, Fla.

Minneapolis, Minn.-based fresh-cut produce processor G.O. Fresh has hired Adam Dilley as the company’s director of sales and business development, according to a news release.

The Produce Traceability Initiative is a worthwhile investment, especially in the event of outbreaks, according to key industry stakeholders.

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating an outbreak of salmonella linked to whole fresh papayas from Mexico.

U.S. Sows More Soy as Corn Ends Run as Profit King: Commodities

Mexico’s National Service of Health, Food Safety and Food Quality, SENASICA, has described linking a salmonella outbreak to Mexican papayas as “premature.”

Health authorities continue to investigate a multistate outbreak of cyclospora infections linked to Del Monte vegetable trays, and the case count is up to 144.