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CPMA creates task force to address CFIA romaine import rules
As of October 7, 2020, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) requires importers to either provide proof that romaine lettuce...
CPMA requests delay of new CFIA romaine protocol
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association BB #:153602 sent the following letter to Canadian Minister of Health Patty Hajdu on September 30,...
PTI sees improvements to traceability guidance
EWING, NJ (June 25, 2020) – The Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI), consisting of CPMA BB #:153602, GS1 US, PMA BB...
Produce may be perfectly positioned after United Fresh Live
The produce industry’s first virtual trade show closed June 19 with a spirit of optimism and cooperation. United Fresh Live’s...
See the 2020 CPMA New Product Showcase winners
May 13, 2020 (Ottawa, ON) – This year, due to the ongoing global pandemic, the CPMA New Product Showcase, which...
Canada requires all visitors to wear masks
A new Canadian law requires all travelers entering Canada, including truck drivers, to wear a non-medical mask or face covering....
CPMA convention cancelled
March 20, 2020 (Ottawa, ON) – In light of the rapid escalation of safety precautions to decrease the transmission of...
PMA advises suppliers to stop using generic UPCs
The Produce Marketing Association BB #:153708 recommends fresh produce shippers phase out generic UPCs and switch to the GS1 DataBar,...
CPMA launches online waste efficiency tool
January 15, 2020 (Ottawa, ON) – The Canadian Produce Marketing Association BB #:153602 has officially launched the CPMA Waste Efficiency...
Canadian Produce Marketing Association and VCM International Release Plastic Packaging Technical Report and Roadmap
December 5, 2019 (Ottawa, ON) – The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) is pleased to announce the release of a...
CPMA podcast digs into produce and plastic
If you haven’t caught the CPMA Produce Talks podcast lately, you missed a great one talking about plastic. As you...
CPMA and PMA announce plan to end issuing of generic UPCs
PRESS RELEASE: As of December 31st, 2019, Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) and Produce Marketing Association BB #:153708 will no...
Canadan industry, Star Produce remembers Leo Baribeau
PRESS RELEASE We lost a great friend and partner. Leo Baribeau passed away September 24th at the age of 73....
CPMA packaging innovations favor sustainability
MONTRÉAL—I walked the show floor at the Canadian Produce Marketing Association Convention in early April looking for a few specific...
DelFresco Pure goes vertical with CubicFarm
MONTRÉAL—Vertical farms are all over the news as players want to cash in on consumer demand for local fresh produce,...
CPMA Product Awards recognize repeat winners
MONTREAL–If the Freggie Approved Award winner at CPMA 2019 seems familiar, it should. Kingsville, Ontario-based Mucci Farms’ CuteCumber Poppers won...
CPMA presents 2019 awards
MONTREAL—Bernadette Hamel had an idea something was up when the Canadian Produce Marketing Association asked her to come to the...
Week in Review April 5, 2019
This week’s Week in Review sees Retail Editor Pamela Riemenschneider reporting from the annual Canadian Produce Marketing Association convention in...
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