food safety

HMC Farms voluntarily recalls whole peaches, plums, and nectarines due to Listeria risk

Company Announcement: November 17, 2023 – The HMC Group Marketing, Inc. BB #:129161, which does business as HMC Farms, is...

1 year ago 2 minute read

Trufresh expands cantaloupe recall

For Immediate Release, November 15, 2023 SOFIA PRODUCE, LLC, of Nogales, Arizona which does business under the name “Trufresh” BB...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Vinyard Fruit and Vegetable Co. recalls cantaloupe due to potential Salmonella

The FDA released this company announcement November 14, 2023 Vinyard Fruit and Vegetable Company BB #:102414, located in Oklahoma City,...

1 year ago 2 minute read

Deputy commissioner discusses new FDA plans

The notorious contamination of infant formula over the winter of 2021-22 was a scandal not only for Abbot Nutrition, the...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Trufresh recalls cantaloupe due to possible Salmonella risk

Company Announcement: Sofia Produce, LLC, BB #:279467 of Nogales, Arizona which does business under the name “Trufresh” is recalling all...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Equitable Food Initiative announces new hires

WASHINGTON, November 8, 2023 – Equitable Food Initiative, BB #:385632 the capacity-building and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers,...

1 year ago 4 minute read

New guidelines issued for CEA safety

On November 8, the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 devoted its weekly Virtual Town Hall to food safety...

1 year ago 4 minute read

AFF refreshes Safefruitsandveggies Website

The Alliance for Food and Farming’s (AFF) safefruitsandveggies website has been updated and refreshed to improve user experience and access...

1 year ago 2 minute read

FDA forms food safety coalition

Another step has been taken in the steep uphill climb to getting the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Cyclospora committee releases final report

Washington, D.C. and Newark, De. – Following a robust conversation at a public meeting in May, the National Advisory Committee...

1 year ago 6 minute read

FDA investigates illnesses linked to diced onion recall

October 24, 2023 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Baker Farms voluntarily recalls Kroger brand bagged collard greens due to possible Listeria

The FDA released this company announcement October 20, 2023: October 20, 2023 – Baker Farms BB #:153823 of Norman Park,...

1 year ago 2 minute read

Gills Onions recalls diced onion products because of possible Salmonella risk

FDA released this company announcement October 23, 2023: October 23, 2023 – Gills Onions BB #:113044 of Oxnard, CA is...

1 year ago 3 minute read

An unsettling look at restaurant food safety

Years ago, I was teaching philosophy at a community college in western Massachusetts. Most of the students were blue-collar and...

1 year ago 4 minute read

FDA deputy commissioner commits to food program vision

The following is attributed to Jim Jones, Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods.  SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 19, 2023. Earlier this year, U.S....

1 year ago 8 minute read

Cantaloupe recalled in 19 states, Washington D.C., due to possible Salmonella contamination

Eagle Produce LLC Scottsdale, AZ BB #:345300 is initiating a voluntary recall of 6,456 cases of whole cantaloupe with the...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Heartland Produce automates regulatory compliance

KENOSHA, Wis. & SALT LAKE CITY – Heartland Produce Company, BB #:133466 provider of the highest quality produce available for...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Safeway Fresh Foods recalls Sunnyside Farms organic butternut squash because of possible health risk

The FDA posted this company announcement September 25, 2023: Safeway Fresh Foods BB #:280319 of Vineland, NJ, is recalling its...

2 years ago 1 minute read

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