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 […]Read More
What George Washington Can Teach Today’s Farmers About Recordkeeping By Kevin Burkett, Clemson University|July 4, 2026
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 […]
Lessons Learned From 2008 Food Safety Scare By Growing Produce Staff|March 1, 2009 The food safety scare in the summer of 2008 still leaves a sting for Florida tomato growers. With […]
Launch Of Traceability Website By Growing Produce Staff|February 12, 2009 The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA), Produce Marketing Association (PMA), and United Fresh Produce Association (United Fresh) have […]
New Test To Detect Salmonella By Growing Produce Staff|February 4, 2009 Researchers at Iowa State University have developed a test to check for Salmonella that can provide results in […]
United Fresh Hosting GAPs Forum Posted by Christina Herrick|February 3, 2009 The United Fresh Produce Association’s Research & Education Foundation will host a public forum for the analysis and […]
Food Safety and Irradiation By David Eddy|February 1, 2009 My dad was always a thoughtful sort. After I had struck out on my own in life, the first year […]
Study: Irradiation Doesn’t Harm Produce By Growing Produce Staff|January 21, 2009 X-ray technology is effective in killing bacterial pathogens in leafy greens without causing undesirable changes in product quality, […]
PMA Urges Food Safety Benchmarks By Growing Produce Staff|January 19, 2009 Rather than just updating its voluntary food safety guidance for fresh produce, FDA would better serve the produce […]
Focused On Food Safety By Growing Produce Staff|October 1, 2008 There was a common refrain heard from many in attendance at the Florida Tomato Conference last month in […]
ARS Works To Enhance Food Safety By Laura Drotleff|September 1, 2008 Researcher Ching-Hsing Liao developed and tested a method that pits beneficial bacteria against potentially harmful ones. Bell peppers […]
Tomatoes May Not Be Salmonella Source After All By Growing Produce Staff|July 2, 2008 U.S. tomato growers have been dragged through the mud over this latest foodborne illness outbreak. The result was […]
