Obama Signs Food Safety Bill By Growing Produce Staff|January 5, 2011 On Tuesday, Jan. 4, President Obama signed the $1.4 billion food safety bill into law, despite some lawmakers […]Read More
What George Washington Can Teach Today’s Farmers About Recordkeeping By Kevin Burkett, Clemson University|July 4, 2026
Editorial: The Future Of Food Safety By Rosemary Gordon|January 5, 2011 IT IS 2011 — already. Each year I’m amazed at how quickly the previous year passed. It seems […]
Greens, Sprouts Recall By Growing Produce Staff|December 30, 2010 J & D Produce of Edinburg, TX, has initiated a voluntary recall of curly parsley in Quebec and […]
Mixed Reaction from United Fresh as House Passes Food Safety Bill By Growing Produce Staff|December 21, 2010 By a vote of 215 to 144 on Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed the Food Safety Modernization […]
House Passes Food Safety Legislation By Growing Produce Staff|December 9, 2010 On Wednesday, the House approved a $1.1 trillion continuing resolution funding the government through Sept. 30. The bill, […]
Too Many Loopholes In Senate Version Of Food Safety Modernization Act By Growing Produce Staff|December 1, 2010 On Tuesday, the Senate passed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) by a vote of 73 […]
Senate Passes Food Safety Bill By Growing Produce Staff|November 30, 2010 The $1.4 billion food safety bill (S. 510) has passed the Senate 73-25. The bill could increase the […]
The Debate Moves Forward On The Food Safety Modernization Act By Growing Produce Staff|November 18, 2010 Yesterday, the Senate invoked cloture to move forward with debate on S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization […]
Report Shows Safety Of Fruits And Vegetables By Growing Produce Staff|November 16, 2010 A report called “Perspective on Pesticide Residues in Fruits and Vegetables” recently was released by the nonprofit group […]
FDA, USDA, And Cornell University Join Forces For Produce Safety By Growing Produce Staff|November 11, 2010 A public-private organization will provide produce growers and packagers with fundamental, on-farm food safety knowledge, in advance of […]
Project Aims To Increase The Safety Of Organic Leafy Greens By Growing Produce Staff|November 11, 2010 A USDA-funded project at the University of Arizona is designed to increase the safety and quality of organic […]
Minimize E. Coli Threat To Plants By Growing Produce Staff|November 4, 2010 E. coli can live for weeks around the roots of produce plants and transfer to the edible portions, […]
FDA Awards $18.5 Million In Grants For Food And Feed Safety By Growing Produce Staff|October 27, 2010 FDA awarded 84 grants worth $18.5 million in fiscal year 2010 to help state and local regulatory agencies […]
Greenhouse Giant Rolls Out New Food Safety System By Growing Produce Staff|October 21, 2010 Eurofresh Farms, a year-round producer and marketer of greenhouse-grown tomatoes and cucumbers located in Willcox and Snowflake, AZ, […]
Debunking “Dirty Dozen” Claims By Growing Produce Staff|September 29, 2010 A letter written on behalf of farmers and marketers of conventional and organic fruits and vegetables from across the […]
USDA, DuPont Collaborate On Test For Foodborne Pathogens By Growing Produce Staff|August 11, 2010 DuPont and USDA have agreed to collaborate on the development of a new test for detecting hard-to-identify strains […]
Reportable Food Registry System Helps ID Food Safety Problems By Growing Produce Staff|August 4, 2010 The reportable food electronic portal speeds identification and investigation of potential health hazards in human food, animal feed, […]
Want Food Recall Info? There’s An App For That By Growing Produce Staff|July 9, 2010 The U.S. government’s Product Recalls app for the Android smartphone is now available at the revamped USA.gov website, […]
Produce Traceability Initiative Progress By Laura Drotleff|July 1, 2010 With 18 months left to go before the 2012 deadline for full industry implementation, the Produce Traceability Initiative […]
Food Safety Through Purging Pathogens By Frank Giles|July 1, 2010 Citrus waste has long been put out to pasture as a feed supplement for cattle, but scientists now […]
