Jensen Farms Files For Bankruptcy Following Listeria Outbreak Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 30, 2012 Jensen Farms, the Colorado cantaloupe growers who were the source of a deadly listeria outbreak last year, have […]Read More
What You Need To Know about New Final Rule That Protects Farmworkers Posted by Growing Produce Staff|April 26, 2024
USDA Report Shows Safety Of Produce Consumption Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 29, 2012 The recent release of USDA’s Pesticide Data Program (PDP) results should reinforce to consumers that both conventional and […]
ConcernTrak Launches Traceability Service In Mexico Posted by Christina Herrick|May 29, 2012 Concerntrak, headquartered in Richmond, VA, launched its traceability service in Mexico on May 17 at Fresh Connections Mexico. […]
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 […]
River Ranch Recalls Salads Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 22, 2012 River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC of Salinas, CA is initiating a voluntary recall of retail and foodservice bagged […]
Cantaloupe Food Safety Tool Launched Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 17, 2012 Since the devastating listeria outbreak last year in cantaloupes, growers and industry have anticipated much tighter scrutiny on […]
Keeping Up To Date On PTI By Growing Produce Staff|March 27, 2012 The produce businesses and associations facilitating the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) have released a new online survey to […]
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 […]
FDA Seeks $4.5 Billion For Food Safety, Medical Product Development Posted by Christina Herrick|February 15, 2012 FDA is requesting a budget of $4.5 billion to protect and promote the public health as part of […]
Cantaloupe Industry To Collaborate On Critical Food Safety Objectives By Growing Produce Staff|February 2, 2012 The cantaloupe industry met in California in January with food safety professionals and other industry experts to develop a […]
Food Safety: Controlling Hazards in Growing Season By Rosemary Gordon|January 11, 2012 Last week at the Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference in Savannah, GA, the topic of food safety […]
Opinion: Green Revolution Part II By Frank Giles|January 2, 2012 In agricultural circles, the late Dr. Norman Borlaug is revered for his groundbreaking work in wheat breeding, which […]
$10.4 Million Given To Educate On Food Safety By Growing Produce Staff|December 14, 2011 Seventeen grants from USDA were awarded to improve the safety of the food supply in the U.S. through […]
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.” […]
The Center For Produce Safety Adds $200,000 For Research By Growing Produce Staff|November 22, 2011 Tweet//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The Castellini Group of Companies and Fresh Innovations/J-V Farms stepped up to join the growing list of […]
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 […]
PMA President Emphasizes Challenge Of Food Safety By Brian Sparks|October 18, 2011 “Food safety is our biggest challenge, and the best science will not help us until we think differently […]
Death Toll Rises From Listeria Outbreak By Growing Produce Staff|September 20, 2011 Tweet UPDATE OCT. 6: 18 Deaths Reported In Listeria Outbreak According to a recent report from the […]
Recall Of Cantaloupe Linked To Listeriosis By Growing Produce Staff|September 15, 2011 Jensen Farms, of Holly, CO, is voluntarily recalling their shipments of Rocky Ford whole cantaloupe because they have […]