Food Safety
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement’s revised website provides food safety news and resources.
The objective of the new grant awards is to provide the industry with practical research that can be used at all levels of the supply chain.
Water testing, definition of applicable farms based on produce sales among clarifications to proposed rules.
Agreement will provide information to help plan and carry out the produce safety rule in partnership with state regulatory agencies.
Stay one step ahead of the food safety rules but anticipating the changes you will need to make on your farm.
State Department of Pesticide Regulation finds that 95% of produce was in compliance.
ERP technology from Linkfresh is Produce Traceability Initiative compliant, and helps growers streamline their traceability plan from field to fork.
The software, available from Schoneman Inc., provides growers with the tools they need to remain PTI compliant.
Dates extended to July 17 added as precaution of possible listeria contamination of packed peaches, plums, nectarines, and plots.
My relatives are asking questions about the safety of your produce. Help me make sure I have a great story to tell.
The two countries agree to work toward strengthening their cooperation on the pressing matter.
With the mounting food safety requirements and increasingly stricter standards from retailers, traceability is not an option for growers wanting to stay competitive.
Peaches, nectarines, plums, and pluots packed in June and July tested positive during internal testing at Wawona Packing Company.
Despite barrages against modern agriculture, there is hope.
The Food Safety Modernization Act will prescribe numbers to a once generic standard.
Man’s best friend is being trained to use scent detection to identify contaminated produce.
The Western Institute for Food Safety and Security is focusing on rural communities and making them aware of threats to crops or livestock.
Consumers don’t equate fresh fruit and genetically modification technology. GMO-free labels confuse the issue and create fear where there should be none.
Negative portayals of ag in the media aside, the real threat to the public image of the grower is growers themselves.