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Updated website provides tools for countering food safety fears
The redesign of the Alliance for Food and Farming’s safefruitsandveggies.com gives consumers — and more importantly, nutrition professionals — better...
Listeria prompts pea shoot recall
Ottawa, April 19, 2019 – Golden Pearl Mushrooms Ltd. is recalling GPM brand Pea Shoots from the marketplace due to...
Caito Foods recalls fresh-cut melon packs in Salmonella outbreak
Caito Foods LLC, Indianapolis, IN, has recalled fresh-cut melon products because of potential Salmonella contamination. The Food and Drug Administration,...
Canadian importers adjust to new food safety laws
More stringent food safety protocols are incurring more cost as well, as both Canada and the United States institute new...
Comments for Produce Safety Rule due soon
The deadline to submit comments to the Produce Safety Rule draft guidance is April 22. Officially called the “Standards for...
California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement Board statement on required water standards
March 28, 2019: Discussions today during a meeting of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) continue to address required...
Avocados recalled on positive Listeria sample
Henry Avocado Corporation is voluntarily recalling California-grown whole avocados sold in bulk at retail stores because they have the potential...
Fullei Fresh recalls organic bean sprouts
Fullei Fresh of Miami, Florida is voluntarily recalling Organic Bean Sprouts because it has the potential to be contaminated with...
SEPC: Translating science into action
ORLANDO, FL – Some of the smartest people in the produce industry work in food safety, but if that work...
Harmonized Standard Audit now available
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 7, 2019) – United Fresh is pleased to announce that the Harmonized Standard Audit is now available...
FDA releases imported food safety guide
The Food and Drug Administration released a statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., and Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannas February 25...
Listeria find prompts value-added green bean, squash recall
Southern Specialties Inc. of Pompano Beach, Florida is voluntarily recalling select bags of Marketside brand green beans and butternut squash...
Food Safety Update: The future of food safety
While the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) covers worker training, hygiene, and myriad topics, others are waiting to be hammered...
Nogales: Protecting food safety
When it comes to thorny issue of food safety, a technology initiative called Trellis is emerging to help companies exchange...
Food Safety Update: Documentation, tracking, and security
A pivotal part of any food safety plan is documentation and being able to produce the right kind of “paper...
Food Safety Update: Starting from scratch
At Borton & Sons, Inc. in Yakima, WA, the ongoing quest for cleanliness and food safety is taking the form...
Food Safety Update: Drilling down to specifics
As anyone in the perishables business knows, the facets of food safety are vast and varied—and so too are the...
Food Safety Update: The emphasis of prevention over reaction and response
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), enacted in 2011, was the most extensive reform of food safety laws in the...
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