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Safety at work on California strawberry Farms
WATSONVILLE, CA (May 27, 2020) – A new video produced by the California Strawberry Commission BB #:153596 highlights how strawberry...
Homegrown Organic Farms earns EFI Certification for Stone Fruit
Porterville, CA, (May 26, 2020) Homegrown Organic Farms BB #:161459 is pleased to announce its certification from Equitable Food Initiative...
FDA issues report on fall 2019 Romaine lettuce outbreaks
Statement from Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response – Food and Drug Administration Frank Yiannas May 21, 2020 As...
LGMA members to use FDA report to prevent future outbreaks
Sacramento, CA – California leafy greens growers are pledging to incorporate findings from a report issued today by the U.S....
UNFI recalls organic basil after cyclospora sampling
United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) BB #:158953 is initiating a voluntary recall of a limited quantity of Wild Harvest® Organic...
LGMA hires compliance officer for food safety programs
Sacramento, CA, May 11, 2020 -The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) BB #:210653 announced today the appointment of Willette...
California Strawberry Commission adds coronavirus safety guidance
PRESS RELEASE: WATSONVILLE, CA (May 6, 2020) – I Pick Safety is a new effort from the California Strawberry Commission...
A way for growers to operate more safely near an animal feed lot
The produce industry has been working on how to operate more safely near concentrated animal feeding operations or CAFOs. The...
iFoodDS acquires HarvestMark
PRESS RELEASE: SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that iFoodDecisionSciences, Inc. (iFoodDS) has acquired Trimble’s HarvestMark® BB #:311190...
Chipotle to pay largest ever food safety fine
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. agreed to pay a $25 million fine to resolve criminal charges related to the food safety...
Good food safety can’t be a competitive disadvantage
A good food safety plan means more than just being able to check the appropriate boxes on a food safety...
LGMA to host webinar for buyers
From the California Leafy Green Products Handler Marketing Agreement BB #:210653 Dear LGMA Trade Partner: Join us to learn about...
Fresh produce is safe, but how do we get consumers to believe it?
Whenever I’m feeling like some punishment, I wade into a moms group discussion on social media. It’s an eye-opening experience....
Produce purchases lag behind other groceries
March 29 marks the end of what has been, for most people, the third week of tightening social distancing measures...
Plastic in produce gets a pass – for now
I know I’m going to incur the wrath of a lot of people when I say this, but I think...
Consumers need reminders that COVID-19 isn’t transmitted by food
It’s important for the produce industry and its advocates to tell and remind consumers that COVID-19 is not transmitted via...
Korean mushrooms recalled due to Listeria
The Food and Drug Administration released this information March 18, 2020: On March 9, 2020, Sun Hong Foods, Inc. BB...
Leafy Greens: the fourth-wash dilemma
I stayed my wife’s hand the other evening. Making a nutritionally respectable meal of broiled salmon over baby spinach greens,...
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