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romaine
California lettuce, leaf prices keep rising
Prices on many leaf and lettuce items from the Salinas, CA, area keep rising for a variety of reasons from...
CPMA creates task force to address CFIA romaine import rules
As of October 7, 2020, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) requires importers to either provide proof that romaine lettuce...
Updated Q&A document for importing U.S. romaine into Canada
On October 2, 2020, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced new requirements for romaine imported into Canada from the...
CPMA requests delay of new CFIA romaine protocol
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association BB #:153602 sent the following letter to Canadian Minister of Health Patty Hajdu on September 30,...
CFIA to require romaine from parts of California be tested for E. coli
NEWS RELEASE October 2, 2020 – Ottawa, Ontario – Thanks in part to imported products, Canadians can enjoy fresh produce...
Romaine remains a salad star
The romaine lettuce market has had some external challenges the past few years from FDA advisories and recalls to restaurants...
Romaine regains consumer demand
Rising summer salad demand is strengthening romaine prices. Growers in Salinas and Santa Maria, CA, report good quality, and local...
D’Arrigo Bros. launches Romaine My Love campaign
July 24, 2020: Salinas, CA: It’s summertime and families across the country are spending more time outdoors cooking on the...
Romaine market returning to normal
Romaine lettuce seems to have gotten over the problems associated with the pandemic and is returning to normal volume and...
See how the pandemic has changed California lettuce harvest
SALINAS, CA – Romaine harvest continues for Salinas-area grower-shippers this season, but it looks a little different due to pandemic...
LGMA forms Adjacent Lands Subcommittee to make Romaine safer
Sacramento, CA – A special new subcommittee has been appointed by the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) BB #:210653...
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....
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...
Pandemic takes toll on romaine market
Romaine prices have struggled this year, particularly after mid-March stay-at-home orders closed restaurant dining rooms. Volume since early March has...
Salinas moves forward from Romaine outbreaks
Until recently, lettuce, for most Americans, meant iceberg: there was no other kind. As recently as the 1980s, it accounted...
Consumer Reports probes leafy green industry
In the aftermath of the 2019 salmonella outbreak in romaine lettuce, the easiest option is to forget about it. But...
LGMA: Multiple Efforts Underway to Prevent Future Leafy Greens Outbreaks
January 23, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE As public health agencies last week called an end to the latest E. coli...
LGMA plans to strengthen food safety requirements as romaine outbreak ends
Today, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared E. coli outbreaks associated with...
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