Food Safety
The Arizona LGMA, California LGMA and Yuma Safe Produce Council say the shared online platform is a learning management system that provides free training.
For the Center for Produce Safety: North Bay Produce Food Safety Manager Kinsey Clishe talks about efforts to validate cleaning and sanitizing procedures — and the importance of discussing the “why” behind practices.
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has recently adopted Western Growers’ GreenLink platform to collect and analyze food safety data from its member companies.
Slater Vecchio, a legal firm specializing in personal injury claims, said the outbreak sickened more than 91 people in Quebec.
The Food and Drug Administration said this recall involves conventionally grown peaches, plums and nectarines sold nationwide and distributed by HMC Farms.
A research project supported by the Center for Produce Safety aims to shed light on pathogen risks in controlled environment agriculture.
Panelists at the Global Organic Produce Expo shared insight on becoming traceability compliant as part of the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Jeffrey Cree, director of supply chain data ops and standards for ADUSA Procurement, and Andrew Kennedy, principal traceability adviser for New Era Partners, discussed a plan for FSMA 2024 at GS1 US’s annual conference.
“Recent efforts to undermine and delay the implementation of the traceability rule would leave consumers at risk when unsafe food enters the marketplace,” said Brian Ronholm, director of food safety at Consumer Reports.
The 2023 Center for Produce Safety’s Research Symposium is set for June 20-21 at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead, Ga.
The International Fresh Produce Association has developed a plethora of programs to help the industry comply with the latest food safety requirements.
Agricultural products agents from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture stay on top of the latest developments in the produce industry by attending numerous grower and industry events.
Keeping fruits and vegetables safe isn’t always a simple task, but there’s an arm of the produce industry that strives to help growers, packers, retailers and others do just that.
The Emeryville, Calif.-based company says that Denise Webster has joined its Food & Agriculture team.
The goal of the research is to make food crops safer throughout the production process, from farm to fork; it’s looking at the ability of mushroom extracts to mitigate chronic human health conditions.
The reorganization aims to more effectively protect public health from foodborne illness outbreaks and other food safety risks. Implementation of the plan is set to begin on Oct. 1.
The Food and Drug Administration is extending the comment period for the introduction, and Appendix 1, of the draft guidance on Preventive Controls for Human Food by an additional 60 days.
In response to a positive sample, Fresh Start Produce Sales recalled its standard cucumbers sold in several states.
The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture says it will fund research and efforts to strengthen the safety of the nation’s food supply.
The agency has added new products to the list involved in a recall due to potential E. coli contamination.
The FDA encourages all retailers and distributors to sanitize all bins, displays and any areas that came in contact with the American/slicer cucumbers grown by Agrotato S.A. de C.V.
The company has voluntarily recalled guacamole products sold at Lunds and Byerlys due to potential contamination with Listeria.
CPS says it honored James “Jim” Lugg, president of J. Lugg and Associates, for his selfless commitment to fresh produce food safety and exemplary leadership.
BioSafe Systems says its product, SaniDate 12.0, which uses peroxyacetic acid to kill harmful bacteria, is the only EPA-registered product.
Blake Harris, technical director at the Institute of Food Technologists’ Global Food Traceability Center, will speak as part of GS1’s web seminar series, “Back to Basics for Supply Chain Visibility.”
Following a positive test result in Michigan, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based grower recalled 224 cases of whole cantaloupe sold in retail supermarkets.
The collaboration aims to help increase education and ease the burden of the food industry’s FSMA 204 compliance.
The Yakima, Wash.-based company says its collaboration with traceability solutions provider Trustwell will provide customers with a comprehensive suite of tools.
The Food and Drug Administration said while it added a second grower to its outbreak traced to field cucumbers, the vegetables are no longer in-season and there is no ongoing risk.
The company says it will partner with iFoodDS to simplify compliance for Sysco suppliers.