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Tomra announces new CEO
Norway-headquartered global sustainable technology company Tomra Systems ASA has said current president and CEO Stefan Ranstrand will be replaced by T... continue reading »
Survey shows plenty of confusion still out there regarding use by dates
With food waste a major concern in the United States, food producers have attempted to minimize unnecessary waste by altering language around dates on... continue reading »
GLOBALG.A.P. receives produce handling benchmark recognition
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), the Consumer Goods Forum’s Coalition of Action on food safety, has announced that GLOBALG.A.P. has success... continue reading »
PMA, United Fresh members vote to move forward with merger
Produce Marketing Association (PMA) and United Fresh Produce Association (United Fresh) held a member vote recently to seek approval to move forward i... continue reading »
FDA to test Salinas Valley lettuce samples this year
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will be collecting and testing samples of lettuce grown in California’s Salinas Valley from local commercial c... continue reading »
Solenis offers PFAS-free food and beverage packaging
Solenis’ range of TopScreen barrier coatings and Contour PFAS-Free technology provide eco-friendly alternatives to environmentally harmful plastics ... continue reading »
United Fresh’s spring “Fresh Insights for Foodservice” now available
The Spring 2021 issue of United Fresh’s Fresh Insights for Foodservice is now available. Sponsored by Produce Alliance, this quarterly report highli... continue reading »
USDA releases canned fruit commodity specifications
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released its commodity specifications for canned fruit, which are effective May 2021. The document in... continue reading »
Managing western flower thrips in lettuce
The western flower thrips — Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) — is one of the major pests of lettuce in California. ... continue reading »
Gibraltar CEA and extraction brands combine under new brand, Prospiant
Apeks Supercritical, Delta Separations, Nexus Greenhouse Systems, Rough Brothers (RBI), Tetra and ThermoEnergy Solutions (TES) — all part of the gre... continue reading »
