Fruit, Vegetable Groups Request Extension On FSMA Comment Period Posted by Christina Herrick|April 11, 2013 United Fresh Produce Association and 88 international, national, state, and regional fresh fruit and vegetable groups have requested […]Read More
Why Optical Sorting Success for Fruit Packers Starts Upstream By Bret Larreau, Key Technology|October 5, 2026
Fall Creek Nursery Solidifies Business Growth With New Raspberry Deal Posted by Growing Produce Staff|October 2, 2026
FDA Listening Session On Proposed Produce Safety Rule Announced Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 9, 2013 A listening session is scheduled for April 30 to hear comments and concerns about the FDA’s proposed new […]
Opinion: Talk Of Sustainability Turns To Transparency Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 27, 2013 The Commodity Classic made its way back to Florida this year with a record crowd. It was another […]
Report Interprets Food Safety Research For Growers Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 26, 2013 A new report released by Produce Marketing Association (PMA) and Western Growers aims to help produce industry members […]
Kennedy Groves Keeps Competitive Edge Through Quality, Transparency By Frank Giles|March 14, 2013 When you consider the challenges facing Florida’s citrus industry, it is clear that much will be expected from […]
Scientists Receive $2 Million To Improve Food Safety Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 13, 2013 Scientists at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture and North Carolina State University are looking to naturally […]
Florida Ag Department Accepting Specialty Crop Grant Applications Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 12, 2013 The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is now accepting applications for $4.2 million in federal […]
10 Things You Need To Know About The Produce Safety Rule By Christina Herrick|March 6, 2013 July 26, 2013 UPDATE: In July, FDA published two proposed rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). These […]
New Cantaloupe Guidance Published Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 6, 2013 A new resource, “The National Commodity Specific Food Safety Guidelines for Cantaloupes and Netted Melons,” is now available […]
Food Safety: A Fair Apples To Apples Comparison? Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 6, 2013 If you read through FDA’s proposed Produce Safety Rule, you’ll realize that most tree fruits are included in […]
FDA To Inspect Cantaloupe Packinghouses In 2013 By Growing Produce Staff|February 27, 2013 In a Feb. 25 letter to the cantaloupe industry, which includes those that grow, harvest, sort, pack, process […]
Pacific Northwest Tree Fruit Industry Targets Food Safety Posted by Paul Rusnak|February 22, 2013 Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission (WTFRC) and the Center for Produce Safety (CPS) will collaborate to fund produce […]
Market, Regulations Challenge Florida Strawberries By Frank Giles|February 14, 2013 If you were to take a snapshot of Florida’s proud strawberry heritage, one image that might arise would […]
The Call To Farm: Choosing A Career In Agriculture By Rosemary Gordon|February 11, 2013 This story began when a British immigrant earned the American dream. Back in the 1850s, Robert Call came […]
FDA To hold public meetings on food safety rules By Growing Produce Staff|February 7, 2013 FDA has released public meetings on the proposed produce rule and preventive control rules as part of the […]
United’s David Gombas Appointed to Food Safety Advisory Committee Posted by Paul Rusnak|February 5, 2013 United Fresh Produce Association has announced that Dr. David Gombas has been appointed to the National Advisory Committee […]
Food Safety Law Unfair By David Eddy|February 4, 2013 While well-intentioned, the rules recently proposed in implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act don’t make sense as they […]
Center For Produce Safety Announces Call For Food Safety Research Proposals Posted by Paul Rusnak|February 1, 2013 The Center for Produce Safety at the University of California, Davis, has announced its 2013 request for food […]
Leafy Green Growers Must Stay In Step With Food Safety Measures By David Eddy|January 30, 2013 Food safety is such a common term these days. It’s hard to attend a grower trade show or […]
Opinion: Putting Food Safety First Posted by Paul Rusnak|January 10, 2013 One of the predictably difficult areas to negotiate in the passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act was […]
