Dishing On Food Safety Posted by Christina Herrick|February 24, 2011 As we reported on the food safety bill while it worked its way through the Senate and House, […]Read More
A New Biopesticide in the Making To Fight Spotted Wing Drosophila By Michigan State University AgBioResearch|October 31, 2024
Digging Through The Details By Frank Giles|February 22, 2011 In preparation for this issue, our editorial team dug into the meaning of the Food Safety Modernization Act […]
Answering Food Safety Questions By Richard T. Meister|February 22, 2011 Food safety has been on the front burner for fruit and vegetable growers since the first seed or […]
Get Ahead Of The Game With Food Safety Plans By Frank Giles|February 22, 2011 While the passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) will mean new policy and procedures for some, […]
Florida Takes The Lead In Food Safety By Keith R. Schneider|February 22, 2011 Florida’s 42,500 commercial farms supply more than 280 essential commodities to households throughout North America and to 100 […]
Patent Granted For Traceability Tool Posted by Paul Rusnak|February 17, 2011 VirtualOne, a Plant City, FL-based technology company focused on solving traceback issues for the produce industry, has received […]
United Fresh Offering Recall Training Program Online By Growing Produce Staff|February 15, 2011 In response to overwhelming demand, the United Fresh Produce Association Foundation has announced that it is offering its […]
With Food Safety In Mind, FDA Requests $4.3 Billion Budget By Growing Produce Staff|February 15, 2011 FDA is requesting a $4.3 billion budget to “protect and promote the public health” as part of President […]
PMA Government Affairs Committee’s First Meeting Focuses On Food Safety By Growing Produce Staff|January 19, 2011 Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) volunteer-led Government Affairs Committee met for the first time Jan. 12 in Washington to […]
Washington Company Recalls Clover Sprouts By Growing Produce Staff|January 6, 2011 Sprouters Northwest, Inc. of Kent, WA, is recalling all of its clover and clover mix products because they […]
Obama Signs Food Safety Bill By Growing Produce Staff|January 5, 2011 On Tuesday, Jan. 4, President Obama signed the $1.4 billion food safety bill into law, despite some lawmakers […]
Editorial: The Future Of Food Safety By Rosemary Gordon|January 5, 2011 IT IS 2011 — already. Each year I’m amazed at how quickly the previous year passed. It seems […]
Greens, Sprouts Recall By Growing Produce Staff|December 30, 2010 J & D Produce of Edinburg, TX, has initiated a voluntary recall of curly parsley in Quebec and […]
Mixed Reaction from United Fresh as House Passes Food Safety Bill By Growing Produce Staff|December 21, 2010 By a vote of 215 to 144 on Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed the Food Safety Modernization […]
House Passes Food Safety Legislation By Growing Produce Staff|December 9, 2010 On Wednesday, the House approved a $1.1 trillion continuing resolution funding the government through Sept. 30. The bill, […]
Too Many Loopholes In Senate Version Of Food Safety Modernization Act By Growing Produce Staff|December 1, 2010 On Tuesday, the Senate passed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) by a vote of 73 […]
Senate Passes Food Safety Bill By Growing Produce Staff|November 30, 2010 The $1.4 billion food safety bill (S. 510) has passed the Senate 73-25. The bill could increase the […]
The Debate Moves Forward On The Food Safety Modernization Act By Growing Produce Staff|November 18, 2010 Yesterday, the Senate invoked cloture to move forward with debate on S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization […]
Report Shows Safety Of Fruits And Vegetables By Growing Produce Staff|November 16, 2010 A report called “Perspective on Pesticide Residues in Fruits and Vegetables” recently was released by the nonprofit group […]
FDA, USDA, And Cornell University Join Forces For Produce Safety By Growing Produce Staff|November 11, 2010 A public-private organization will provide produce growers and packagers with fundamental, on-farm food safety knowledge, in advance of […]