The Produce Reporter Week in Review – November 8, 2019

Greg calls in from the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas meeting in Tubac, Arizona, with good news about USMCA, and they discuss a romaine outbreak no one...

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November 8, 2019

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Greg calls in from the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas meeting in Tubac, Arizona, with good news about USMCA, and they discuss a romaine outbreak no one heard about until the FDA declared it over.

What can the industry learn about this outbreak, almost a year after it was devastated by a CDC advisory to not eat romaine the week before Thanksgiving 2018?

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