cold chain logistics

Chinese Officials Examine Food Safety Systems in Minnesota

Nov. 3, 2009 - Twenty-two senior Chinese food safety delegates from government, industry and academic sectors arrive in Minnesota this week ... continue reading »

Tanimura & Antle Launches Two PTI Trials

Tanimura & Antle announced that the company is collaborating with TraceGains and RedLine Solutions on two separate pilot projects that will enable Pro... continue reading »

Focus on customers is key to success

Taylor Farms is one of the largest suppliers of fresh-cut vegetables for the foodservice industry, and now the Salinas, Calif.-based company is making... continue reading »

Research on watermelon rootstock extends shelf life and firmness

Fruit quality is an important attribute of the fresh-cut fruit industry, especially when the fruit has a limited shelf life. But scientists at Lane Ag... continue reading »

Capital investment firm is fourth partner in organic grower

San Juan Bautista, Calif.-based Earthbound Farm has added a fourth partner to the business: Dallas-based HM Capital Partners LLC. The terms of the Jul... continue reading »

Tanimura & Antle Recalls Romaine Lettuce

On July 21, Tanimura & Antle Inc. of Salinas, Calif., announced it was voluntarily recalling one lot of romaine lettuce because it had the potential t... continue reading »

ARS Releases New Leaf Lettuce Breeding Lines with Corky Root Resistance

Three new leaf lettuce breeding lines with resistance to corky root, a serious disease of lettuce, have been released by the Agricultural Research Ser... continue reading »

Northwest processor upgrades plant to extend shelf life and improve quality

Tree Top Inc., the first fruit-processing cooperative, was established nearly 50 years ago in central Washington in the middle of the state’s app... continue reading »

Initiative pushes for common, interchangeable audit measures

One food safety event can shake consumer confidence in the food supply, and it can take years to rebuild that lost confidence. According to a recent s... 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 »