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Quality Assurance Depends on Equipment, Systems

Welcome to the world of quality assurance (QA) in fresh-cut produce. Regulators mandate it, customers expect it and fresh-cut processors and shipper... continue reading »

New Product Roundup: What’s new from the fresh-cut industry

Check out what's new in products and solutions from around the fresh-cut produce industry. Here's the latest from Ready Pac, Triangle Packag... continue reading »

California growers focus on getting their cantaloupe safety message out

California melons will begin bearing a “Buy California Grown” sticker in an effort to distinguish the state’s crop from others. ... continue reading »

Going green saves green: Food processors work with utilities to save energy

Spending money to save money also means saving energy at Bolthouse Farms’ processing facility in Prosser, Wash. Jim Robbins, vice president ... continue reading »

From local to global

Alessandro Turatti shares a bittersweet story about his great-grandmother. All of her life, he said, she had one wish: to see the sea. It never ha... continue reading »

All About Atmosphere: Extending shelf life of fresh-cut produce

The goal: extended shelf life of fresh-cut produce. The enemy: ethylene gas produced by ripening fruit and vegetables that causes spoilage and dec... continue reading »

Burch now recalling season’s worth of cantaloupes and honeydew melons

Burch Equipment LLC, North Carolina, has expanded its cantaloupe recall to include all of this growing season's cantaloupes and honeydew melons ... continue reading »

Industry news roundup: The latest from around the fresh-cut industry

Check out these latest developments from around the fresh-cut produce industry. Scroll down to read about what's new from 3M Food Safety, Key Te... continue reading »

Ready Pac recalls apple slice products

Missa Bay, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ready Pac Foods based in Swedesboro, N.J., is voluntarily recalling a total of 293,488 cases and 296,224 ind... continue reading »

Unsanitary packing shed conditions prompt expanded N.C. cantaloupe recall

Burch Equipment LLC in North Carolina is expanding a more limited voluntary recall of cantaloupes that began July 28, now that an FDA inspection has... continue reading »