Food Safety
Ready Pac plant earns SQF certification
Ready Pac Foods announced that its Swedesboro, N.J. fresh foods processing facility received SQF (Safe Quality Food) Level 3 certification, the high... continue reading »
Back to the field once again
The first paying job I ever had involved a short walk across the street. That’s where the asparagus field was. I protested the indigni... continue reading »
Back to the field once again
The first paying job I ever had involved a short walk across the street. That’s where the asparagus field was. I protested the indigni... continue reading »
FDA issues guidelines for facility registration
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) provides that food facilities required to register with FDA must renew their registrations every other ... continue reading »
U.S. and China renew food safety agreement
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Dec. 11 that it has renewed an agreement with the General Administration of Quality Supervisio... continue reading »
Pathogen test program will cease operations
After months of uncertainty over the future of the program, the Agricultural Marketing Service’s Microbiological Data Program, which tests pro... continue reading »
United to host facility registration webinar
United Fresh will host a webinar to answer key questions about the FDA’s Food Facility Registration Process. The Food Safety Modernization Act... continue reading »
Recall: When Time is of the Essence
In recent months, produce items such as cantaloupes, mangos and onions have been the center of a storm. In the worst-case scenario, the food safet... continue reading »
Produce distributor carves niche in private label market
Fresh Pro. Kings. Roche Bros. Balducci’s. Regardless of what the label says, though, it all comes from the same place – RLB. About 7... continue reading »
It’s About Food Safety: Period
If we had to pick one overriding and recurring theme in the fresh-cut -- and fresh produce – industry right now, it would probably hav... continue reading »
