Global Produce Traceability Campaign Launched By Growing Produce Staff|September 3, 2009 In an effort to bolster fresh produce traceability on a global scale, the global supply chain standards body, […]Read More
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Salmonella Find Prompts Green Onion Recall By Growing Produce Staff|August 31, 2009 As a result of routine testing, the USDA has found a positive result for salmonella on iceless green […]
Salmonella Fear Prompts Recall Of 772 Cartons Of Onions By Growing Produce Staff|August 18, 2009 NewStar Farm Fresh Foods voluntarily recalled 772 cartons of iced jumbo green onions after salmonella was detected in […]
FDA Releases Draft Food Safety Guidance By Growing Produce Staff|August 5, 2009 FDA recently made public draft, commodity-specific food safety guidance for tomatoes, melons, and leafy greens. The guidance is […]
Food Safety, Again By Rosemary Gordon|August 4, 2009 It started back in 2006, when E. coli was found in bags of spinach. You know the rest of […]
Washington State Launching Food Safety Program By David Eddy|August 1, 2009 Two issues have emerged in recent years that are of increasing concern to fruit growers: food safety and […]
House Approves New Food Safety Legislation By Growing Produce Staff|July 31, 2009 The House of Representatives Thursday passed legislation to require more frequent inspections of processing plants and to give […]
Food Safety Bill Fails In House By Growing Produce Staff|July 29, 2009 Food safety legislation (H.R. 2749, Dingell-Waxman bill) failed to secure a two-thirds majority needed to pass a parliamentary […]
Crops, Ponds, Wildlife Habitat Destroyed In Quest For Food Safety By Growing Produce Staff|July 13, 2009 California growers, acting on the orders of their biggest customers, are draining ponds and plowing under natural wildlife […]
New Food Safety Plan Includes Industry Recommendations By Growing Produce Staff|July 8, 2009 Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius […]
New Traceability Products By Growing Produce Staff|July 2, 2009 Proving Compliance TraceGains Inc., a GS1-Certified Solution Partner, delivers a turnkey GS1-128 traceability solution. Growers, packers, and shippers […]
Growers Using Traceability By Laura Drotleff|July 1, 2009 With the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) well underway, the rush to comply with case-level tracking industry-wide by 2012 […]
Putnam: Food Safety Legislation Off To A Good Start By Growing Produce Staff|June 23, 2009 Congressman Adam Putnam (R-FL) has said he is pleased with the direction food safety legislation is taking in […]
White House Launches Food Safety Website By Growing Produce Staff|May 21, 2009 The White House Food Safety Working Group, led by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and of Health and Human […]
Growers Grapple With Conflicting FDA Safety Standards By Growing Produce Staff|May 12, 2009 A side-by-side analysis of a variety of produce safety standards shows significant variations in guidance given to fruit and […]
Alfalfa Sprouts And Salmonella By Growing Produce Staff|April 29, 2009 Earlier this week, FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended that consumers not eat […]
More Data Needed To Support Food Safety Interventions By Growing Produce Staff|March 25, 2009 To provide additional investment in the critical food safety research area, the American Phytopathological Society’s (APS) Public Policy […]
Obama Announces Food Safety Appointments And New Working Group By Growing Produce Staff|March 16, 2009 In his weekly address, President Barack Obama announced the appointments of Dr. Margaret Hamburg as Commissioner of the […]
Food Safety Modernization Act Of 2009 By Growing Produce Staff|March 5, 2009 At a news conference Tuesday, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 was introduced by several Senators […]
Simple Device Zaps Bacteria In Packaged Produce By Growing Produce Staff|March 3, 2009 A Purdue University researcher has found a way to eliminate bacteria in packaged foods such as spinach and […]
