Food Safety
Produce Safety Alliance announces launch of Train-the-Trainer Courses
The Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) has scheduled its first two Train-the-Trainer Courses for June 2015. The PSA Train-the-Trainer Courses are for th... continue reading »
VIDEO: Partnership puts Salad Bars in Michigan Schools
http://youtu.be/yCc9Yn5HvgQ Tom Stenzel, president & CEO of United Fresh Produce Association; and William Stitt, principal, Baseline Middle School,... continue reading »
USDA funding available for food safety training, outreach, assistance
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the availability of $2.3 million for the es... continue reading »
Hand-held metal detectors can locate unwanted materials
The Eriez HandyTec Model HH-10 Hand-Held Metal Detector has the ability to pinpoint small pieces of ferrous contamination in shallow layers of nonferr... continue reading »
Survey: Food safety is the top fear of 50 percent of retailers
What are your top two greatest fears when it comes to fresh foods? In a recent survey, Supermarket News asked a number of retailers the same questi... continue reading »
Is there a need for tamper-proof produce packaging?
Reports of product tampering in the retail environment have been part of news cycles for decades. In 2005, Masterfoods lost an estimated $7.5 million ... continue reading »
Optical, x-ray sorting technology detects unwanted materials
Fields and orchards can be wonderful, magical worlds unto themselves. You just don’t want their residents – or invaders – to end up in your s... continue reading »
FSMA federalism
The Produce Marketing Association (PMA) recent webinar on implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) would have been music to James Ma... continue reading »
Draft guidance on mandatory food recalls available for comment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published a notice in the Federal Register that a draft guidance for industry on mandatory food recalls is a... continue reading »
Sun Rich Fresh Foods recalls apple slices
Sun Rich Fresh Foods of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, is voluntarily recalling sliced apple and products containing sliced apples, from its Nort... continue reading »
