Report Looks At Food Safety Programs In European Countries By Growing Produce Staff|May 12, 2010 A report from the Produce Safety Project at Georgetown University, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts, examines […]Read More
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FDA Proposes New Food Safety Standards During Transport By Growing Produce Staff|May 5, 2010 The FDA is asking commercial food transporters to follow new guidance the agency is issuing to reduce the […]
Survey: Consumers Less Anxious About Food Safety By Growing Produce Staff|May 3, 2010 The number of consumers concerned about food quality has decreased 17% from 2008, the recent Deloitte Consumer Food […]
Food Safety Group Creates Auditing Guide By Growing Produce Staff|April 30, 2010 A working group of United’s Food Safety & Technology Council has completed development of the Audits Benchmarking Matrix […]
Battle Over Food Safety Legislation Continues By Growing Produce Staff|April 28, 2010 Some organizations are pushing for exemptions for small-scale producers while others say all growers must be in compliance […]
State House Helps Along Tomato Food Safety Bill By Growing Produce Staff|April 16, 2010 The Florida House of Representatives voted on and unanimously (114-0) passed the proposed Tomato Food Safety bill. This action […]
USDA Seeks Feedback On Food Safety By Growing Produce Staff|March 29, 2010 USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that it is seeking comment on proposed measures to enhance […]
Traceability Boot Camps Set To Kick Off Posted by Christina Herrick|March 23, 2010 Western Growers and the Traceability Institute have announced the dates for a series of seven half-day workshops that […]
Green Onion Food Safety Guidance Document Available By Growing Produce Staff|March 3, 2010 Western Growers, in partnership with the Produce Marketing Association and United Fresh Produce Association as well as other […]
USDA, FDA Coordinating Efforts To Ensure Food Safety By Growing Produce Staff|February 22, 2010 The USDA and FDA are working together to achieve the goals of enhancing the safety and quality of […]
United Fresh Focusing On Food Safety By Growing Produce Staff|January 25, 2010 The new Food Safety and Research Demo Center will join last year’s successful Traceability Demo Center (expanded this […]
A Traceability Solution By Laura Drotleff|December 1, 2009 Time is running out. Small growers have an opportunity to buy into a very inexpensive traceability solution as […]
Recommended Guidelines For Food Product Tracing By Growing Produce Staff|November 17, 2009 The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) delivered to the Food & Drug Administration a new technical study that […]
Traceability Options For Small Growers By Laura Drotleff|November 10, 2009 Small growers can buy into a very inexpensive traceability solution as charter members from now through the end […]
N.C. MarketReady Releases Fresh Produce Safety Training Curriculum By Growing Produce Staff|November 10, 2009 North Carolina Cooperative Extension is helping fruit and vegetable farmers across the state minimize fresh produce safety risks […]
Produce Industry Committed to Food Safety, Says United President At Senate Hearing By Growing Produce Staff|October 23, 2009 United Fresh Produce Association President and CEO Tom Stenzel reiterated the produce industry’s support for strong commodity-specific food […]
Congress Passes Legislation To Fund Food Safety Training By Growing Produce Staff|October 15, 2009 Congress passed legislation that includes $1 million for The International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI) to train state […]
PMA And United Fresh Respond To Riskiest Foods List By Growing Produce Staff|October 9, 2009 The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) earlier this week released a list of the Top […]
Federal Agencies Unite To Write Food Safety Rules By Growing Produce Staff|October 8, 2009 USDA’s fresh produce chief will join FDA to help develop new food safety rules as part of a […]
Growers’ Food Safety Costs Doubled By Growing Produce Staff|September 22, 2009 Seasonal food-safety costs for California leafy greens growers more than doubled in the year after the September 2006 […]
