Food Safety
Fresh Express has recalled Southwest Chopped Salads Kits from 11 states because of allergens that are not identified on list of ingredients.
A Windsor-Essex County, Canada, health official used an Ontario statute to order a farm to take workers off the job and self-isolate after at least 191 of them at a greenhouse tested positive for COVID-19.
From offering retailers help tailor programs to retailers needs to delivering meals and ramping up security and sanitation, companies are responding in different ways to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Food and Drug Administration is releasing details of its New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint.
The Food and Drug Administration has a new protocol for the development and registration of treatments for water used on crops before harvest.
The Food and Drug Administration has scheduled a web seminar on the agency’s 2020 Leafy Greens STEC Action Plan.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has increased the number of cases in a salmonella outbreak that hasn’t been traced to a source, and Canada is also reporting cases.
Salmonella Newport cases in the U.S. and Canada continue to increase, with more than 1,000 cases linked to onions from Thomson International.
Produce industry associations are revisiting presentations from the 2020 Center for Produce Safety Virtual Research Symposium.
Duncan Family Farms, Goodyear, Ariz., has installed an irrigation treatment system that’s highly effective, controllable and transportable.
(UPDATED) The Food and Drug Administration has proposed new traceability rules that seek elevated record-keeping for many fresh produce items, from all fresh-cut products to leafy greens and tomatoes.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared the summer’s outbreak of Cyclospora linked to Fresh Express salads, but the Food and Drug Administration’s investigation still continues
Food Fight GA, established during the COVID-19 pandemic to help Atlanta-area restaurant workers and farmers who supply the restaurants, is being recognized with a Produce Marketing Association Impact Award.
The CEA Food Safety Coalition, which represents controlled-environment agriculture operations that include greenhouses and indoor vertical farms, has added members and is
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has launched a website, lettuceinfo.org, as the ultimate resource on “everything you need to know about lettuce and leafy greens.”
The Food and Drug Administration is discussing New Era of Smarter Food Safety developments in a web seminar as the program hits the 100-day mark.
All leafy greens grown by members of the Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement in California and Arizona are now subject to stringent new water restrictions.
The Food and Drug Administration is offering several resources to help people understand and follow a proposed rule that requires more traceability recordkeeping for certain produce.
The United Fresh Produce Association is hosting a traceability seminar on Nov. 5.
Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. iis voluntarily recalling Natural Grocers Brand 4-ounce Organic Whole Elderberries after being notified by its supplier of the potential presence of Salmonella.
By improving transparency and communication, the Centers for Disease Control can improve efforts to identify and respond to foodborne illness, according to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
COORECTED: As health and regulatory agencies seek an answer to what’s causing three separate E. coli outbreaks, one likely answer is sprouts or leafy greens, according to the demographics of past outbreaks.
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. is recalling organic romaine hearts after a sample tested positive for E. coli in Michigan.
The FDA is offering a new tool on its website to alert consumers earlier to foodborne illnesses.
A survey of small Texas farms indicates a “significant gap” in food safety protocols and resources, according to a new study from the University of Houston.
Retail research conducted this year by San Jose, Calif.-based Zest Labs finds big variability in the shelf life of strawberries, romaine lettuce and packaged salads.
Produce growers are evolving to meet federal food safety requirements, but a new study shows that many are not are optimistic that federal rules will make compliance with buyer expectations easier.
After 11 years as chief science and technology officer for the Produce Marketing Association, Bob Whitaker plans to retire in January.
CHICAGO — The United Fresh Produce Association made an impression with some new elements at its conference and expo June 10-12.
The Food and Drug Administration has released a proposal on food safety guidelines for the sprout industry and will be taking public comments until late August.