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The Food and Drug Administration is extending the comment period for the third installment of the draft guidance on Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration.

Blueberry grower Critchley Family Farms, Kingsburg, Calif., is celebrating the Year of the Blueberry with a consumer contest.

Tom “Tommy” Oliveri, who worked at Western Growers in various roles for almost 40 years, has died.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has sanctioned four businesses for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

Leafy green growers are pledging to follow recommendations that the Food and Drug Administration recently outlined in a report on E. coli outbreaks in romaine and other leafy Greens in 2019.

Something new is coming this way. United Fresh LIVE!, the June 15-19 virtual produce event, will be a brand new experience for the industry. The COVID-19 pandemic created the need for the event.

The Southeast Produce Council has awarded almost $150,000 through the SEPC Member Scholarship program this year.

As the first large virtual produce trade show, United Fresh LIVE! will be a groundbreaking event for attendees and exhibitors.

Looking at the future of organic produce marketing after COVID-19, the United Fresh Produce Association and Organic Produce Network will co-host an Organic General Session during United Fresh LIVE!

U.S. blueberries grown in 11 states and California avocados now have access to the Chinese market as a result of the U.S.-China Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement.