Seed For Thought: Apathetic Ignorance By David Eddy|May 23, 2011 Question: What’s the difference between ignorance and apathy? Answer: I don’t know, and I don’t care. I was […]Read More
Food Safety Audit Perils By David Eddy|May 18, 2011 Many smaller growers were relieved earlier this year when the Food Safety Modernization Act was passed with the […]
Get Answers To Questions On The Food Safety Modernization Act Posted by Christina Herrick|May 18, 2011 New Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) have been added to FDA’s website to provide more information on dockets, guidance, […]
High-Tech Approach Uses Lights, Action, And Camera To Scrutinize Fresh Produce By Marcia Wood|May 17, 2011 High-tech tactics to carefully examine apples and other fresh produce items as they travel along packinghouse conveyor belts […]
“Safe Fruits And Veggies” Campaign In Full Swing By Brian Sparks|May 11, 2011 The Alliance For Food and Farming conducted a webinar on Tuesday, May 10, in which it outlined the […]
Food Safety Regs Need To Incorporate Existing Practices Posted by Christina Herrick|May 10, 2011 As FDA seeks greater assurance of a safe food supply with the regulation of imported products under the […]
FDA Issues First New Rules Under Food Safety Modernization Act Posted by Christina Herrick|May 4, 2011 FDA announced yesterday two new regulations designed to help ensure the safety and security of food in the […]
Promoting The Safety Of Fruits And Vegetables By Growing Produce Staff|April 28, 2011 Since launching its SafeFruitsandVeggies.com website last summer, the Alliance for Food and Farming has experienced some surprising results […]
FDA Web Page To Raise Awareness Of Food Safety Modernization Act Posted by Christina Herrick|April 21, 2011 FDA has redesigned its Web page dedicated to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA): www.fda.gov/FSMA. The agency […]
Food Safety Group Launches New Blog By Growing Produce Staff|April 21, 2011 The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) announced today it will enter the “blogosphere” with a regular blog […]
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 […]
Produce Safety Alliance Recruits Members For Working Committees, Launches Website Posted by Christina Herrick|April 4, 2011 The Produce Safety Alliance has launched a new website, www.producesafetyalliance.cornell.edu, and has issued a call for growers, researchers, […]
Editorial: Final Lesson From The 2008 Salmonella Outbreak By Rosemary Gordon|March 24, 2011 Last month in American Vegetable Grower’s weekly eNewsletter, we reported on a study vindicating tomatoes in the 2008 […]
Cantaloupe Recall By Growing Produce Staff|March 24, 2011 Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc. of Coral Gables, FL, is voluntarily recalling 4,992 cartons of cantaloupes. This […]
Avoiding Automatic Failure Of A GAP Audit By Growing Produce Staff|March 22, 2011 There are some situations that stop an audit in its tracks. These situations force the auditor to assess […]
Food Safety: Additional Perspectives By Growing Produce Staff|March 2, 2011 The passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act certainly affects fruit and vegetable growers across the industry. Here […]
The Lowdown on Food Safety Audits Posted by Christina Herrick|March 1, 2011 Last April, a working group of the United Fresh Produce Association’s Food Safety & Technology council completed development of […]
Food Safety Bonuses By Growing Produce Staff|February 24, 2011 If more growers looked at the installation of a food safety program as something they are actively doing, […]
Seed For Thought: Food Safety Lawyer Sounds Off By David Eddy|February 24, 2011 In researching this special issue that’s largely devoted to food safety, I called up Bill Marler, a lawyer […]
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 […]
