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Summer Fun
Some of my fondest memories growing up are visits to amusement parks. Every summer, I would take part in at least one trip – where I would come b... continue reading »
New techs pave the way for increased food safety
In the wake of the 2006 outbreak of E. coli in bagged spinach, processors are looking for faster, more accurate testing equipment to catch contaminati... continue reading »
Dole invests in RFID to track produce from the field
Dole Fresh Vegetable launched a produce quality pilot program in March 2006 to see if radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags could improve the qua... continue reading »
City wouldn’t let processor stay or go
B&P Packing Company was between a rock and a hard place. On the one side was the city of Soledad, which wanted the processor to move from its downtown... continue reading »
Produce can learn from the beef industry
Bo Reagan sees the produce industry asking some of the same questions the beef industry started asking in 1993. He should know. As executive director ... continue reading »
A Traveling Man
The past two months found me in Palm Springs, Calif., for United FreshTech and Chicago for United Fresh Marketplace. The two shows were as different a... continue reading »
Additions include organic, value-added
In its 25 years, F&S Produce Co., Rosenhayn, N.J., has grown from a seasonal grower/processor to a fresh produce distributor, frozen processor and fre... continue reading »
E. coli bacteria a persistent threat to leafy greens crops
In a display of detective skills worthy of Sherlock Holmes, state and federal investigators hunted down the bacteria that caused 205 people in 26 stat... 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 »
New Food Safety Position Created at FDA
David Acheson has been named FDA’s assistant commissioner for food protection by Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach. Acheson has been the chief m... continue reading »
