Food Safety
HarvestMark, iFood partner on food safety, traceability, quality
HarvestMark, a division of Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB), and iFoodDecisionSciences, Inc. (iFood) are partnering to deliver an integrated supply chain solution for food safety, traceability and quality management. As part of the collaboration, HarvestMark and iFood... more »
Caito Foods voluntarily recalls fresh cut melon products
Caito Foods is voluntarily recalling fresh cut watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe and fresh-cut mixed fruit containing one of these melons, produced at the Caito Foods facility in Indianapolis, because these products have the potential to... more »
United Fresh applauds FDA and USDA for aligning on produce safety standards
Produce industry group United Fresh this week applauded plans to align the USDA Harmonized GAP audit with the FDA’s Produce Safety Rule. The alignment provides growers with confidence that the market access audit is consistent... more »
Produce safety requirement for growers simplified by USDA, FDA
As part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s ongoing effort to make the oversight of food safety stronger and more efficient, USDA and FDA June 5 announced the... more »
Leafy greens industry forms task force to address outbreaks
Arizona and California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreements, the Produce Marketing Association, United Fresh Produce Association, Western Growers and other stakeholders in the produce industry have formed a Leafy Greens Food Safety Task Force designed to assess... more »
Big question: Am I covered under the FSMA Produce Safety Rule?
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule specifies that produce growers who have annual gross produce sales of $25,000 or less are excluded (not covered) under the Produce Safety Rule. On the surface,... more »
Hazel Technologies expands staff, facility
Hazel Technologies recently announced a series of high-profile hires, and an expansion of its headquarters in Chicago. The USDA-supported company helps growers, packers, and shippers of produce extend the shelf-life of their fruits and vegetables.... more »
Perdue appoints new members to committee on food microbiology
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has appointed 18 new members and 12 returning members to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF). “The committee members represent a diverse group from academia,... more »
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