Food Safety

PMA, United Fresh merger talks unsuccessful

            Talks between United Fresh Produce Association and the Produce Marketing Association about ... continue reading »

UC Davis hosts annual workshop Sept. 18-20

The “Fresh-Cut Products: Maintaining Quality & Safety” workshop hosted by the UC Davis Postharvest Technology Center might be consid... continue reading »

Industry upbeat heading into PMA Foodservice Conference

It’s a fun time to be in foodservice. That’s one of the messages attendees at the Produce Marketing Association Foodservice Conference... continue reading »

On the Fast Track

A student who hasn’t prepared for an exam can wait forever for the test results. A food company testing for the presence of bacterial pat... continue reading »

Industry upbeat heading into PMA Foodservice Conference

It’s a fun time to be in foodservice. That’s one of the messages attendees at the Produce Marketing Association Foodservice Conference... continue reading »

Sanitation first

Sanitation is kind of like buying socks — not terribly exciting, but oh-so-necessary.And sanitation will be front and center during the 17th a... continue reading »

United Fresh to produce white paper on listeria

United Fresh Produce Association’s senior vice president of food safety and technology Dave Gombas has been charged with writing a white paper... continue reading »

Priceless: Input from experts

I recently had the opportunity to visit Turatti International outside of Venice, Italy. Having met Turatti North America President Alessandro Turatt... continue reading »

Dole Fresh Vegetables announces voluntary recall of some bagged Hearts of Romaine

Dole Fresh Vegetables is voluntarily recalling 2,598 cases of bagged salad due to a possible health risk from listeria. The product being recalled... continue reading »

Sprouts recalled for possible salmonella contamination

Banner Mountain Sprouts of Elk Grove, Calif., is voluntarily recalling organic sprouts under the following names -- 4-oz. zesty greens, 5-oz. sprout... continue reading »