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Bill Boosting FDA Oversight Of Food Wins Panel Approval
The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration significantly more funding ... continue reading »
North Carolina Offers Food Businesses a Lesson in Social Media
For most agribusinesses, a “tweet” usually comes from a chicken coop. At the July 28 seminar “Making Media Work for Your Food Business,... continue reading »
U.S., Canada Agree Their Organic Standards ‘Equivalent’
A product certified as organic in the United States is also certified organic in Canada, and vice versa.
Agriculture Deputy Secre... continue reading »
Durbin Sponsors Food Safety Act
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) is pushing for reform of the nation's food safety mechanisms.
Durbin is sponsoring the FDA Food Safe... continue reading »
United Fresh Pushes for Salad Bar in Every School at Public Policy Conference
Members of the United Fresh Produce Association will meet in Washington this September to continue the association’s push for a national policy p... continue reading »
CPS Food Safety Funding Grants Increased
The Center for Produce Safety (CPS) at the University of California, Davis is increasing the availability of competitive grant funds of up to $3.5 mil... continue reading »
Really Cool Food, Renaissance Food Merge Operations
The Really Cool Food Company LLC, a leading natural and organic prepared foods company, and Renaissance Food Group LLC, a leader in the distribution a... continue reading »
iGPS Names Former Brambles CEO to Board of Directors
Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS), operator of the world’s first all-plastic pallet rental service with embedded RFID (radio frequency id... continue reading »
Associations Submit Draft of National Leafy Greens Program to USDA
A group of produce industry associations representing leafy greens producers nationwide have submitted a draft national leafy greens program to USDA. ... continue reading »
Leafy Greens Safety Program Serves as National Model
On the outskirts of Hollister, farm manager Mark Wright drives past a lush spinach field, studying the still dewy leaves. Making his morning field rou... continue reading »
