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United Fresh: A Fresh-Cut for the Future
With the produce industry recovering from a spate of food safety issues this summer, United’s Fresh-Cut Processor Board has set an agenda that... continue reading »
Update: FDA not sure when food facility registration will open
A spokesperson for the FDA says the agency doesn't know yet when it will begin accepting food facility registrations as required by the Food Saf... continue reading »
‘Wall of Fresh’ is candy store of fresh-cut produce
A “Wall of Fresh” is proving to be a big draw for customers at the recently opened flagship Loblaws at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. ... continue reading »
Set to open today, FDA’s mandatory registration for food facilities not ready yet
While today marks the start of the three-month window for food facilities to meet mandatory registration requirements with the FDA, the government h... continue reading »
Back to School with Fresh Produce
Students are back in school, and DNO Produce is hard at work. The Columbus, Ohio-based produce distributor and fresh-cut processor has been buildi... continue reading »
A Fresh Start
The Tedesco family’s roots may be in farming, but they continue to blossom as processors of fresh-cut produce and related products. In 2008,... continue reading »
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 »
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 »
Mango-related recalls expand with fresh-cut products
More recalls were announced over the Labor Day weekend in connection with mangoes associated with a salmonella outbreak in Canada and the U.S. Sup... 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 »
