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McDonald’s Looks to Fresh-Cut When Creating New Menu Items
McDonald’s Golden Arches is one of the most recognizable symbols in the world. But in recent years, the fast food industry has been publicly crit... continue reading »
Industry slowly recovering after E. coli outbreak
As the investigation into the nationwide outbreak of E. coli in spinach focuses on a small area in California, processors and industry groups nationwi... continue reading »
Lack of pre-planning can make small event a nationwide disaster
On Sept. 14, the U.S. public woke up to images of TV news anchors holding up bags of fresh-cut spinach and telling them to throw it all away. Newspape... continue reading »
When the Outbreak Hit
You know how some people remember exactly what they were doing at certain moments in history – when Princess Diana died, when JFK Jr. was shot, w... continue reading »
Safe and Healthy
I never realized how many products I eat have spinach in them until it was pulled out of the market in September. If you were to ask me, I would proba... continue reading »
Fresh Focus: Third-Party Audits Can Improve Safety
There has never been a better time to focus on a third-party food-safety audit – and there are several reasons. First, the recent spinach outbrea... continue reading »
Fresh Focus: Getting Americans to Think Produce
As I was strolling through the grocery store after Halloween, I noticed a lot of baking ingredients stacked in the center aisle for attention. Apparen... continue reading »
Package design and cold chain management go hand in hand
Fresh-cut produce is the fastest growing segment of the produce industry, and customers are looking for convenience, freshness, quality and safety whe... continue reading »
Buyer group writes to industry associations, calls for food safety pipeline
Eight produce buyers, representing millions of dollars, are encouraging the produce industry to develop new food safety measures for produce.
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Washington’s Stemilt Growers adds flavor to fresh-cut apple slices
Stemilt Growers introduced a new take on fresh-cut fruit at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit in October.
The... continue reading »
