Opinion: Beware Of The Bureaucracy Blob By Frank Giles|May 31, 2012 If you’ve read my editorials before, you know I am critical of government bureaucracy and regulations from time […]Read More
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Cantaloupe Food Safety Update By Frank Giles|May 23, 2012 Last year’s Listeria outbreak in cantaloupes was one of the worst in history. The outbreak, traced back to […]
Florida Ag Commissioner Appoints New Senior Staff Members Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 22, 2012 Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam announced the appointments of Susan Nardizzi as the director of the Division of […]
New Food Safety Rules Unfold By Frank Giles|February 26, 2012 In January 2011, President Obama signed the most sweeping food safety reform in the nation’s history. The Food […]
E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Raw Clover Sprouts Posted by Paul Rusnak|February 16, 2012 Clover sprouts, which were deemed “the new vegetable” by the Produce For Better Health Foundation a couple of […]
Prevention Is Cornerstone Of Food Safety Modernization Act Posted by Christina Herrick|November 30, 2011 Tweet FDA has recently published a new presentation on food safety, “Food Safety Modernization Act: Focus on Prevention.” […]
FDA Blames Listeria Deaths On Unsanitary Packing Shed Posted by Paul Rusnak|October 19, 2011 FDA confirms the outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes in whole cantaloupe that killed 25 and sickened 123 in numerous […]
Lesser Known E. coli Types Are Target Of Food Safety Research Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 13, 2011 Almost everyone knows about Escherichia coli O157:H7, the culprit behind many headline-making outbreaks of foodborne illness in the […]
Food Safety: What You Need To Know Posted by Christina Herrick|February 24, 2011 The newly passed Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) certainly makes for some heavy reading. This historic piece of […]
Growers Using Traceability By Laura Drotleff|July 1, 2009 With the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) well underway, the rush to comply with case-level tracking industry-wide by 2012 […]
Opinion: Pistachio Recall Highlights Food Safety Concerns By Brian Sparks|May 1, 2009 The drought in California has been making headlines, and has also been making growers nervous. Recently, following a […]
The Last Word: Fixing Food Safety By Adam Putnam|May 1, 2009 Over the last few months the American food supply has been rocked, yet again, by incidents of foodborne […]
Pistachios Recalled In Wake Of Positive Salmonella Tests Posted by Christina Herrick|March 31, 2009 Setton Pistachio, CA, of Terra Bella Inc., the nation’s second-largest pistachio processor, has voluntarily recalled more than 2 […]
Opinion: Ag Is Not A Manufactured Food By David Eddy|January 1, 2008 You like home cookin’? Me too. That’s partly because whoever’s doing the cooking knows your family’s likes and […]
Federal Food Safety Law Proposed By Growing Produce Staff|November 1, 2007 The food safety debate heated up a notch in late September when Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) announced the […]
Opinion: Cider Pasteurization A Tricky Issue By Laura Drotleff|August 1, 2007 Mandatory apple cider pasteurization continues to be a hot-button issue among growers and researchers throughout the country, as […]
Opinion: Consumers Losing Confidence In Food Safety By David Eddy|June 1, 2007 Dealing with the issue of food safety is much better in the abstract. I say that because I […]
How To Respond To An Outbreak By David Eddy|May 1, 2007 At the hearing in Oakland, CA, in late March to assess food safety challenges in the wake of last […]
Food Safety Audit Tips By Troy Ayers|May 1, 2007 In any segment of the food industry, auditing is a fact of life. Customer demands, government regulations, evolving […]
