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Salmonella in whole onions from Mexico cited in CDC food safety alert
A Centers For Disease Control and Prevention food safety alert regarding a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg infections linked to onions was posted Oct. 21. https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/oranienburg-09-21/index.html Key poi... more
Iowa High Tunnel Short Course to highlight production and management
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host the 2021 Iowa High Tunnel Short Course on Nov. 8 in the Garden Room at Reiman Gardens. This event is designed to highlight the production and management of high tunnel crops along with informat... more
Microbiological criteria panel includes Western Growers’ Davis
Western Growers Senior Vice President of Science De Ann Davis will serve a second two-year term as a member of the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods. The committee provides impartial scientific advice to federal age... more
Ag groups formally object to EPA chlorpyrifos rule, citing harm to growers
On Oct. 19, more than 80 agricultural groups filed formal objections to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Aug. 30 rule to revoke all tolerances of chlorpyrifos. Stakeholders, by law, can object to pesticide tolerance changes or cancellations, a... more
Pesticide levels do not pose a concern for public health, FDA says
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued its annual Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program Report for the 2019 fiscal year. The results show the levels do not pose a concern for public health. According to the FDA, the 2019 report demonstra... more
Marvin Pritts, Cornell hort team leader, among honorees for excellence
Ten faculty members have been selected to receive Stephen H. Weiss Awards honoring excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring, Cornell University President Martha E. Pollack announced Oct. 18. “The Weiss Awards highlight the centrality o... more
FreshFacts on Retail Q2 2021 Report released by United Fresh
United Fresh Produce Association’s Q2 2021 issue of FreshFacts on Retail is now available. Sponsored by Mucci Farms, this issue reports that vegetable declines mainly drove produce trends in Q2, despite growing fruit dollars. However, volume sales ... more
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