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FDA issues guidelines for facility registration

The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) provides that food facilities required to register with FDA must renew their registrations every other ... continue reading »

U.S. and China renew food safety agreement

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Dec. 11 that it has renewed an agreement with the General Administration of Quality Supervisio... continue reading »

United to host facility registration webinar

United Fresh will host a webinar to answer key questions about the FDA’s Food Facility Registration Process. The Food Safety Modernization Act... continue reading »

At 100-plus Years, Urschel Continues to Grow

To think it all began with a gooseberry snipper. It was 1910. Gooseberries were big, being commercially grown in northern Indiana and southern Mic... continue reading »

Hard Truth About Software

The scene of a worker walking around a fresh-cut facility with a clipboard, pencil and furrowed brow — all in the name of gaining a real-time ... continue reading »

Inventor’s Machine Finds World Market

From his base in North Hatfield, Mass., population 3,500, Ron Widelo is making international connections when it comes to fresh-cut butternut squash... continue reading »

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 »