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 […]Read More
What George Washington Can Teach Today’s Farmers About Recordkeeping By Kevin Burkett, Clemson University|July 4, 2026
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 […]
Dishing On Food Safety Posted by Christina Herrick|February 24, 2011 As we reported on the food safety bill while it worked its way through the Senate and House, […]
Digging Through The Details By Frank Giles|February 22, 2011 In preparation for this issue, our editorial team dug into the meaning of the Food Safety Modernization Act […]
Answering Food Safety Questions By Richard T. Meister|February 22, 2011 Food safety has been on the front burner for fruit and vegetable growers since the first seed or […]
Get Ahead Of The Game With Food Safety Plans By Frank Giles|February 22, 2011 While the passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) will mean new policy and procedures for some, […]
Florida Takes The Lead In Food Safety By Keith R. Schneider|February 22, 2011 Florida’s 42,500 commercial farms supply more than 280 essential commodities to households throughout North America and to 100 […]
Patent Granted For Traceability Tool Posted by Paul Rusnak|February 17, 2011 VirtualOne, a Plant City, FL-based technology company focused on solving traceback issues for the produce industry, has received […]
United Fresh Offering Recall Training Program Online By Growing Produce Staff|February 15, 2011 In response to overwhelming demand, the United Fresh Produce Association Foundation has announced that it is offering its […]
With Food Safety In Mind, FDA Requests $4.3 Billion Budget By Growing Produce Staff|February 15, 2011 FDA is requesting a $4.3 billion budget to “protect and promote the public health” as part of President […]
PMA Government Affairs Committee’s First Meeting Focuses On Food Safety By Growing Produce Staff|January 19, 2011 Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) volunteer-led Government Affairs Committee met for the first time Jan. 12 in Washington to […]
Washington Company Recalls Clover Sprouts By Growing Produce Staff|January 6, 2011 Sprouters Northwest, Inc. of Kent, WA, is recalling all of its clover and clover mix products because they […]
