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Oswaldo Silva is the new vice president and chief procurement officer at Square One Farms LLC, Miramar, Fla.

Two free web seminars on listeria are being presented by universities that have received grants from the Center for Produce Safety.

The Food and Drug Administration has released a Food Safety Dashboard to help track Food Safety and Modernization Act rules and measure their progress.

Greenhouse grower and marketer Houweling’s Group plans to use Apeel Sciences’ shelf life technology to do away with the plastic wrap on its English cucumbers.

Agriculture biotech company Phytelligence has reportedly shut down following a legal battle with Washington State University and the Cosmic Crisp apple variety.

Fruit World Co., Reedley, Calif., will have a full lineup of citrus in promotable volumes this season.

The government of Italy has asked the U.S. to allow imports of artichokes from Sardinia, Italy.

An outbreak of Cyclospora illnesses linked to fresh basil appears to be over, according to the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Several industry groups have provided input to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on the question of hours of service rules as they relate to definitions of agricultural commodities.

iTradeNetwork has plans to offer 2,000 perishable food and beverage companies free use of its iTracefresh traceability suite, in what it calls an important leap to industry-wide traceability.