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On the fast track to cantaloupe audits in California
A new food safety guidance program is on the fast track as California cantaloupe growers get ready to begin mandatory audits in keeping with their r... continue reading »
No action announced on UF, PMA merger
As of June 6, no action had been announced on a possible merger between United Fresh (UF) and the Produce Marketing Association (PMA). Officials o... continue reading »
New FDA questionnaire gathers more data on contaminated foods
The U.S. FDA has introduced a new questionnaire to its Reportable Food Registry (RFR) to enhance information gathering in instances when consumption... continue reading »
Produce Research Symposium coming up June 27
The Center for Produce Safety annual Produce Research Symposium is coming up Wednesday, June 27, in Davis, Calif. With a number of recent voluntar... continue reading »
Report: Offering convenient meal solutions is good way to increase sales
A report from the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy offers findings that could just as easily apply to fresh-cut produce. Through pilot testing, the ce... continue reading »
Study targets consumer attitudes about fresh produce
The American public wants fresh produce that is healthy, affordable, sustainable and available to everyone. That's the takeaway from a survey commissi... continue reading »
Taylor Farms Retail initiates voluntary spinach recall
Salinas, Calif.-based Taylor Farms Retail is recalling certain lots of organic baby spinach after a random test conducted on a finished package by the... continue reading »
Organic certifiers CCOF and Oregon Tilth announce plans to merge
California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) and Oregon Tilth have announced plans to merge. Founded in 1973, CCOF is the oldest and largest third-part... continue reading »
Pacific Coast Fruit recalls products that include River Ranch Farm salad
Pacific Coast Fruit Company, of Portland, Ore., is voluntarily recalling multiple types of bagged processed salads based on the potential contaminatio... continue reading »
River Ranch expands recall because of possible listeria contamination in salads
River Ranch Fresh Foods of Salinas, Calif., is expanding its voluntary recall of retail and foodservice bagged salads because of potential listeria mo... continue reading »
