Thanks to a state-of-the-art packing facility coupled with the know-how of the next generation, Ken Corbett Farms is on a path to grow its size and customer base.

FDA’s food safety rules may not be implemented yet, but Betsy Bihn of the Produce Safety Alliance tells growers they need to get started now.

The document is designed to aid in the development of practical and science-based programs to prevent contamination.

Citing extensive comments on water quality standards, procedures for withdrawing qualified exemption for farms, and use of raw manure, components of Food Safety Modernization Act will be reissued.

Charles Hall, the executive director of the Eastern Cantaloupe Growers Association, tells growers to do everything they can to reduce their odds of having a food-borne illness outbreak.

UF/IFAS researchers say “perfect storm” is necessary for the fooborne illness to proliferate.

UF/IFAS also probes perceptions on GMO crops.

USDA issued a federal register notice terminating the proposal to create the National Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement.

The meeting was part of an agreement with prosecutors.

Farm size matters when it comes to bearing the burden of game-changing legislation.

The voluntary recall of limited quantities of Crunch Pak Brand apple slices is due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes.

Industry groups express concern at blanket regulations; deadline for comments is Nov. 22

Following issues with website, Produce Safety and Preventative Control rules open an additional week for comments.

California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement says its food safety program not only meets the proposed requirements of FSMA, but it exceeds the requirements of the new law.

Majority of the 2012 illegal pesticide residues were on produce imported from other countries and contained very low levels (a fraction of a part per million).

In light of the criminal charges against cantaloupe grower Jensen Farms, all growers need to take stock of their food safety plans.

The nation’s top food safety lawyer offers perspective on the criminal charges filed in the Jensen Farms case and what this means for the fresh produce industry moving forward.

Farmers can set the record straight and take the fear factor out of food consumption.

Charged with misdemeanors for allowing contaminated cantaloupes to enter the food supply, brothers Eric and Ryan Jensen of […]