center for produce safety

Industry leaders renew financial commitments to The Center for Produce Safety

Woodland, California, Feb 17 – The Center for Produce Safety (CPS) BB #:339618 acknowledges industry leaders renewing their financial commitments...

2 months ago 3 minute read

Center for Produce Safety prepares for leadership change

Woodland, Calif. October 1, 2024 – After 16 years as the staff lead for the Center for Produce Safety (CPS)...

6 months ago 3 minute read

Center for Produce Safety’s new branding evokes mission 

July 10, 2024 WOODLAND, Calif. — Center for Produce Safety BB #:339618 has a bold new brand identity to visually...

9 months ago 3 minute read

CPS study gauges pathogen risks from ‘forward processing’

May 7, 2024 – California/Arizona grown leafy greens are routinely transported as raw materials to distant facilities for fresh-cut processing...

11 months ago 4 minute read

CPS to start 10 new food safety projects

Woodland, CA, January 24, 2024 – To help answer the fresh produce industry’s most urgent food safety questions, Center for...

1 year ago 5 minute read

Center for Produce Safety welcomes 2023-2024 board leaders

WOODLAND, Calif. — Center for Produce Safety welcomed its 2023-2024 board of directors at that group’s recent virtual meeting. Board...

2 years ago 4 minute read

CPS Research Symposium will answer industry’s “what now?

WOODLAND, Calif. – Produce safety research doesn’t have to be complicated. Center for Produce Safety’s BB #:339618 2023 Research Symposium...

2 years ago 4 minute read

CPS November 2022 Produce Research Report focuses on romaine lettuce

Several researchers have examined the fate of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 bacteria on romaine lettuce in the field and...

2 years ago 5 minute read

CPS participating in Giving Tuesday

This year, the Center for Produce Safety BB #:339618 is participating in Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is a global day...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Dozens of industry leaders advocate for and fund Center for Produce Safety

October 12, 2022 — WOODLAND, Calif. — Almost two dozen organizations from across the fresh produce supply chain have contributed...

2 years ago 7 minute read

Center for Produce Safety names new board of directors chair

WOODLAND, Calif. — Joe Pezzini is setting a personal tone for his tenure as the new chair of Center for...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Fresh Express donates $500K to fund produce safety research

WOODLAND, Calif. — Value-added salad leader Fresh Express BB #:115030 has contributed $500,000 to Center for Produce Safety’s BB #:339618...

3 years ago 7 minute read

Research seeks portable paper-based tool to detect fecal contamination

April 19, 2022 – Mohit Verma, Ph.D., with Purdue University, is leading efforts to develop a low-cost portable paper-based tool...

3 years ago 5 minute read

CPS project seeks bio-based coatings to reduce cross-contamination

Center for Produce Safety BB #:339618 Research Report • Research focuses on food-grade bio-based coatings that can be combined with...

3 years ago 5 minute read

CA citrus industry to fund CPS produce safety research

WOODLAND, Calif. — The California citrus industry is answering the call to strengthen fresh produce food-safety research. Citrus producers from...

3 years ago 6 minute read

CPS funds 12 new research projects

Woodland, CA – The Center for Produce Safety (CPS) BB #:339618 has funded 12 new research projects, valued at just...

3 years ago 5 minute read

CPS project looks at impact of waxes on food safety

September 29, 2021 – Food-grade waxes are applied to a number of produce items before storage and distribution to control...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Buyer, seller, grower groups join to fund CPS produce safety research

WOODLAND, Calif. — Investing in the food safety of fresh produce comes down to pride, potential, partnership and priorities, say...

4 years ago 7 minute read
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