leafy greens
Maryland investigating E. coli cases linked to packaged salads
The Maryland Department of Health is investigating a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157) infections among seven patients in Maryland. All rep... continue reading »
First true red spinach released by Agricultural Research Service
USDA Red, the world’s first true red spinach variety, has been developed and released by the Agricultural Research Service. Spinach has always be... continue reading »
Gotham Greens expands with 100,000-square-foot greenhouse in Chicago
Gotham Greens opened its largest greenhouse in Chicago on Nov. 13. The expansion enables Gotham Greens to deliver consumers a year-round supply... continue reading »
Leafy greens organization reacts to recent E. coli situation
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) has issued a reaction to an Oct. 31 U.S. Food and Drug Administration release of informatio... continue reading »
Organic produce supplier Shenandoah Growers moves operations indoors
Shenandoah Growers — an USDA-certified organic agriculture operation — has begun harvests at its next generation BioFarm facilities in Rockingham ... continue reading »
BrightFarms latest to join IBM Food Trust blockchain traceability platform
BrightFarms is incorporating blockchain technology as a member of the IBM Food Trust network. Food Trust, a blockchain-based information-sharing pl... continue reading »
iTradeNetwork offering free traceability suite to 2,000 perishables suppliers
iTradeNetwork has announced a pilot program with grower/shippers of select commodities in anticipation of the first-ever offer of its kind: iTrade’s... continue reading »
USDA releases results of Yuma leafy greens E. coli testing
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found almost no salmonella or shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in commercial coolers in Yuma, Arizona, in... continue reading »
Consumer Reports finds listeria on leafy greens purchased in eastern U.S.
Consumer Reports recently tested 284 samples of leafy greens from several grocery store chains, six (0.2%) of which tested positive for listeria. T... continue reading »
San Miguel Produce upgrades to larger facility in Oxnard
San Miguel Produce, a provider of fresh-cut dark leafy greens, has moved to a new facility in Oxnard, California, a few miles from its old facility/he... continue reading »
