Food Safety
Import alert leads to fresh, fresh-cut product recalls
On March 22, FDA issued a rarely used import alert on Honduran-grown cantaloupe that the agency believed was contaminated with Salmonella litchfield, ... continue reading »
Local Produce is More Than a Fad
Everywhere I turn, there is mention of local produce. My grocery store touts its local grower heritage, and many upscale restaurants provide mouth-wat... continue reading »
Duda Farm Fresh moves into new fresh-cut facility
Duda Farm Fresh Foods has been growing, packing and shipping celery for more than 80 years, but as the demands of retail customers changed, the compan... continue reading »
Being Red or Blue
Are you in a red or a blue state? How about your county – is it red or blue?
Every four years, we as Americans elect a leade... continue reading »
Fresh Focus: Marketing Food Safety and Food Security – Part II
Last month, we briefly discussed marketing your food safety and security plans through your web site, newsletters and advertising. Let’s go a bi... continue reading »
California marketing board releases first audit
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) released its first audit report since the group was formed in 2007. A total of 368 audits were ... continue reading »
Studies point to deficiencies in food safety in leafy greens
Foodborne illnesses resulting from leafy green products have increased more than consumption over the past 35 years, according to the Centers for Dise... continue reading »
Marketing Food Safety and Food Security
It’s not sexy to tout your food safety program. But is it smart? Absolutely.
Many people inside our industry have grown tir... continue reading »
Looking into the Future
USDA released its agricultural projections through 2017 in February, and the report indicates that agriculture - and the fresh-cut industry by inferen... continue reading »
Family-owned shipper expands fresh-cut operations
When Scott Danner, chief operating officer for Kansas City, Kan.-based Liberty Fruit Co., told owner and CEO Arnold Caviar that he needed to expand th... continue reading »
