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Prima Wawona peaches involved in a recall in the U.S. and Canada because of salmonella were shipped to more than a dozen other countries.

Elgin, Minn.-Honeybear Brands has created long-term sustainability goals around pollinator health, packaging, food loss/waste and climate and energy.

Dan Andrews Farms, a Bakersfield, Calif., melon grower, has completed a program testing Hazel Technologies’ shelf life extending product on exported honeydew melons.

Giro Pack Inc. has hired Joseph Clemens in sales as a territory account manager.

Avocado House Inc., Los Angeles, has satisfied a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act reparation order.

Duncan Family Farms, Goodyear, Ariz., has installed an irrigation treatment system that’s highly effective, controllable and transportable.

Food and Drug Administration official Mark Moorman acknowledges that the “smarter” era of food safety has not yet arrived.

The Produce Marketing Association’s weekly Town Hall discussion focuses on gender equality and benefits to the industry.

California kiwifruit volume is expected to be down this fall compared to last year, but fruit size should be larger.

(UPDATED, Aug. 26 )Predicting nearly the same apple production as the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Apple Association estimates the 2020 crop at 253.31 million 42-pound cartons.