food safety

Insurance and food safety, Part 1

This article is the first in a two-part series on the role of insurance in ensuring food safety. When people...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Wendy’s pulls romaine lettuce from sandwiches amid E. coli outbreak of undetermined source

Dublin, OH-based fast food restaurant Wendy’s says it is pulling romaine lettuce from sandwiches in a specific region amid an...

3 years ago 2 minute read

NOA and IFPA introduce food safety guidelines for onion supply chain

Newark, De. and Washington, D.C. – After a year of collaboration with dry bulb onion industry members, researchers, and government...

3 years ago 4 minute read

California LGMA issues 2021/2022 annual report

Wednesday August 10, 2022 Salinas, CA: The California LGMA BB #:210653 has issued its latest Annual Report which summarizes the...

3 years ago 2 minute read

CEA Food Safety Coalition appoints Tom Stenzel as executive director

August 1, 2022 — The Controlled Environment Agriculture Food Safety Coalition (CEA FSC) today announced that it has retained The...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Lawsuit filed against Fresh Express in Listeria outbreak miscarriage

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Law Firm of Wapner Newman filed a lawsuit involving the death of an...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Fresh Express highlights food safety in video series

July 26, 2022, Orlando, FL – For the first time ever, Fresh Express BB #:115030 has unveiled an insider’s look...

3 years ago 4 minute read

AFF research shows importance of produce washing info

During focus groups conducted by the Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF), the importance of washing produce was a recurring...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Colonel Colon to the rescue

I sometimes joke that my favorite superhero is Bleachman. Bleachman was an improbable character featured on ads in San Francisco...

3 years ago 2 minute read

New federal food agency proposed in Congress

Hey! Maybe I’ll get my wish after all! In a column last month, I suggested detaching food safety regulation from...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Listeria find prompts Vidalia onion recall

Company Announcement A&M Farms of Lyons, Georgia, is voluntarily recalling select whole Vidalia onions packed on one pack line between...

3 years ago 5 minute read

TWA Fungi brand King Oyster Mushroom recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

Canadian Food Inspection Agency Food recall warning Brand(s): TWA Fungi Last updated: 2022-07-01 Summary Product:King Oyster Mushroom Issue: Food – Microbial...

3 years ago 1 minute read

LGMA: Videos explain the why behind food safety

Tuesday, June 28 2022 — Salinas, CA: Nearly ten years ago the California LGMA BB #:210653 partnered with STOP Foodborne...

3 years ago 3 minute read

California growers give tips on selecting the perfect cantaloupe

DINUBA, Calif. – Something new is happening in the world of cantaloupe! According to the California Cantaloupe Advisory Board, which...

3 years ago 4 minute read

USDA to give $200MM for on-farm food safety expenses

HOLLIS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, JUNE 17, 2022 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans...

3 years ago 5 minute read

SmartWash Boost pretreatment helps achieve highest level of pathogen protection

SALINAS, CA — Growers know it is impossible to eliminate 100% of pathogens in fresh produce. Best practices of food...

3 years ago 4 minute read

FDA: How to fix a lousy job

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is doing a lousy job in managing food safety for Americans. I won’t even...

3 years ago 4 minute read

F&S Fresh Foods recalls Garden Highway Snacks Brand Protein Power Snack containing Jif peanut butter

F&S Produce Co. BB #:124667 of Vineland, NJ is recalling a limited quantity of Protein Power Snack, because it contains...

3 years ago 2 minute read

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