Food Safety
PMA, Western Growers team up for food safety
The Produce Marketing Association (PMA) and Western Growers are now creating a collaboration to focus the two organizations’ resources on fres... continue reading »
CPS announces produce research awards
The Center for Produce Safety (CPS) at the University of California Davis has awarded 10 new grants for research aimed at food safety practices for ... continue reading »
Fresh Ideas: Guilt by association takes toll
These are not easy times for cantaloupe growers. Each time there’s an outbreak of illness associated with cantaloupe, the entire industry su... continue reading »
Food Safety: Cold chain key to safety, quality
Dr. John Ryan followed shipments of produce to Honolulu in November. And he found that temperatures can take a roller coaster ride.
Through I... continue reading »
United Fresh: A Fresh-Cut for the Future
With the produce industry recovering from a spate of food safety issues this summer, United’s Fresh-Cut Processor Board has set an agenda that... continue reading »
Unsanitary conditions outlined in Indiana cantaloupe outbreak
A report released by the FDA shows that inspectors reported a variety of sources of contamination when they inspected Chamberlain Farms Produce, Inc... continue reading »
Update: FDA not sure when food facility registration will open
A spokesperson for the FDA says the agency doesn't know yet when it will begin accepting food facility registrations as required by the Food Saf... continue reading »
In advance of PMA Fresh Summit: Industry leaders offer insights to future
This year’s PMA Fresh Summit is titled “Say Hello to the Future.” Fresh Cut magazine asked people from around the industry about t... continue reading »
Set to open today, FDA’s mandatory registration for food facilities not ready yet
While today marks the start of the three-month window for food facilities to meet mandatory registration requirements with the FDA, the government h... continue reading »
Back to School with Fresh Produce
Students are back in school, and DNO Produce is hard at work. The Columbus, Ohio-based produce distributor and fresh-cut processor has been buildi... continue reading »
