Food Safety
Pre-harvest leafy greens testing guidelines endorsed by California LGMA
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) board recently endorsed new Pre-Harvest Testing guidance in an effort to prevent foodborne... continue reading »

Produce safety org on ‘seek and destroy’ mission with listeria research project
Martin Wiedmann likes to compare produce facilities’ attempts to identify and manage resident strains of the foodborne pathogen, Listeria monocytoge... continue reading »
FDA updates leafy greens E. coli action plan
On April 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced two important steps to advance the safety of leafy greens. The first is the release of... continue reading »

FDA’s E. coli leafy greens investigation leading to new recommendations
The Food & Drug Administration released the following statement April 6 from Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response Frank Yiannas on the... continue reading »

Traceability plan can help ease fear of food recall
Many good horror stories end with some version of “...and they disappeared without a trace.” Coincidentally, disappearing without a trace is a dif... continue reading »
Center for Produce Safety summer symposium series lineup announced
Most of the Center for Produce Safety's summer research symposium agenda has been announced. The free sessions will be presented by CPS-funded scie... continue reading »

Managing and mitigating food recall risk
Any food recall incident is a crisis situation that requires quick action to mitigate any longstanding financial and reputational damage. Metal d... continue reading »
Taylor Farms, Western Growers pledge $1 million apiece to Center for Produce Safety
Two of the fresh produce industry’s leading organizations are each donating $1 million to Center for Produce Safety (CPS), to continue that group’... continue reading »
Center for Produce Safety research symposium announced
The 2021 Center for Produce Safety Research Symposium will take place online in a series of five weekly webinars beginning Tuesday, June 22. All se... continue reading »

Keeping leafy greens fresh and healthy an exact science
It might not seem that impressive today, but the fact that fresh leafy greens are available all across America at any time of year is quite remarkable... continue reading »