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 […]Read More
Why Optical Sorting Success for Fruit Packers Starts Upstream By Bret Larreau, Key Technology|October 5, 2026
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 […]
Simplify Food Safety By Growing Produce Staff|July 1, 2008 Two companies have joined forces to create a food safety solution for growers and packers. Introduced by North […]
Salmonella Source Now Questioned By Growing Produce Staff|June 30, 2008 Even some at the FDA are questioning whether raw tomatoes are the only source of the outbreak. The […]
Applauding Food Safety Efforts By Growing Produce Staff|May 1, 2008 New research results show that consumers’ response is overwhelmingly positive to food safety efforts recently undertaken by growers […]
Food Safety And Labor Issues By Rosemary Gordon|April 1, 2008 Food safety and labor and immigration are arguably two of the biggest issues facing the agricultural industry today. […]
Spotlight On Food Safety By Lisa Lieberman|March 1, 2008 Since the 2006 E. coli outbreak in spinach last year, the spotlight has been on growers and what […]
Carefully Monitored Systems Food Safety Systems By Megan Oster|February 1, 2008 For growers and processors in the fresh apple slices industry, trust is as essential to the safety of […]
Food Safety Just A Cost Of Doing Business By Frank Giles|February 1, 2008 It has been a few years in the making, but the mandatory food safety practices for Florida’s tomato […]
Opinion: Ag Is Not A Manufactured Food By David Eddy|January 1, 2008 You like home cookin’? Me too. That’s partly because whoever’s doing the cooking knows your family’s likes and […]
GLOBALGAP Gaining Ground By Tacy Callies|January 1, 2008 With food safety at the forefront of many people’s minds these days, one way growers are addressing the […]
Federal Food Safety Law Proposed By Growing Produce Staff|November 1, 2007 The food safety debate heated up a notch in late September when Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) announced the […]
