data management
FDA Initiative to Enhance State Food Safety Programs
FDA announced a national program on July 31 that will bring about the adoption of more uniform, equivalent and high quality regulatory programs by sta... continue reading »
True Leaf Issues Precautionary Recall
True Leaf Farms issued a July 24 recall of some batches of spring mix and arugula after a preliminary lab test came back positive for salmonella.
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Farm Bill Passes House Ag Committee
The House Agriculture Committee passed a new Farm Bill July 20 that makes historic investments in conservation, nutrition and renewable energy while m... continue reading »
Traceability Provides More Than Safety
One of the most important tasks we face in the produce industry is creating viable traceback systems. During the spinach outbreak last fall, it was pa... continue reading »
FDA guidelines: Sword or shield in food-related litigation?
Americans’ increased consumption of fresh produce brings increased risks in terms of the number of outbreaks of foodborne illnesses and related l... continue reading »
Employee Preparedness in Food Safety
Kudos to the lettuce industry for identifying strong food safety practices for production and designing a process to monitor them through the Californ... continue reading »
Data tracking is key to optimizing freshness
Temperature swings during processing, shipping or display reduce the shelf life of fresh-cut produce and can make the products less desirable to the e... continue reading »
Club Chef Expands into New Facility: New 210,000-square-foot Processing Facility Opens Its Doors
Club Chef LLC recently announced the opening of its new world-class, 210,000-square-foot fresh-cut processing facility in Covington, Ky., just across ... continue reading »
A Total Sanitation Program ‘Above the Best’
As we begin another year, I want to focus on something that will hopefully establish a new perspective about sanitation: “Attitude” really i... continue reading »
Harvest FreshCuts Pioneers Fresh-cut ‘Down Under’
“Find a point of difference that delivers a consumer benefit; build a robust supply chain; define convenience as ease of decision making at the p... continue reading »
