Food Safety

Marni Karlin is CEA Food Safety Coalition’s first executive director

The CEA Food Safety Coalition, comprised of leading controlled environment (CEA) leafy greens producers, has named Marni Karlin as the organization's first executive director. A seasoned public affairs expert with an extensive background in the... more »

Infratab honored by industry for cold chain technology

Infratab Freshtime was recently honored by the automatic identification industry for its RFID Tags and Blockchain technology. The Oxnard, California-based company manufactures and sells technology that answers the question “How... more »

Mann Packing Co. recalls vegetable products due to potential risks

Salinas, California-based Mann Packing Co., Inc. (Mann) announced Nov. 1 the voluntary recall of a series of vegetable products sold to select retailers in the United States and Canada. The voluntary recall is a response... more »

LGMA responds to E. coli outbreak potentially linked with romaine lettuce

The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) reacted Nov. 1 to an Oct. 31 U.S. Food and Drug Administration release of information about an inactive E. coli outbreak involving 23 illnesses possibly associated with romaine lettuce occurring... more »

California below safe residue levels on fruits, vegetables

Once again, tests showed that the vast majority of fresh produce collected by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) met national pesticide residue standards. During its 2018 survey, DPR found 95 percent of all samples... more »

Food safety best practices’ implementation found to be challenging

Although local food producers are broadly committed to food safety on their operations, there are still some barriers to implementing food safety best practices, according to a Needs Assessment Report released Oct. 22 by National Farmers Union... more »

Shortage of agricultural inspectors addressed in bipartisan legislation

The U.S. Senate unanimously approved Oct. 25 bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Gary Peters, D-MI, Pat Roberts, R-KS, Debbie Stabenow, D-MI and John Cornyn, R-TX to address the shortage of agricultural inspectors who protect... more »

United Fresh Produce Safety Immersion Program backed by RFG

Renaissance Food Group (RFG), a fresh food company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Calavo Growers, will sponsor the new United Fresh Produce Safety Immersion Program, developed to build the technical capacity, critical thinking... more »