food safety

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...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Listeria prompts pea shoot recall

Ottawa, April 19, 2019 – Golden Pearl Mushrooms Ltd. is recalling GPM brand Pea Shoots from the marketplace due to...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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,...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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...

6 years ago 1 minute read

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The deadline to submit comments to the Produce Safety Rule draft guidance is April 22.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...

6 years ago 1 minute read

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...

6 years ago 1 minute read

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...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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...

6 years ago 1 minute read

SEPC: Translating science into action

ORLANDO, FL – Some of the smartest people in the produce industry work in food safety, but if that work...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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...

6 years ago 3 minute read

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...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Nogales: Protecting food safety

When it comes to thorny issue of food safety, a technology initiative called Trellis is emerging to help companies exchange...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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...

6 years ago 4 minute read
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