Food Safety
Purdue Extension providing training for Produce Safety Rule
During 2018, the Purdue Extension produce safety training team will provide training for growers, packers, processors and sellers of fresh produce. Training sessions will be held at seven locations throughout Indiana in 2018 to help companies and... more »
Perdue welcomes WTO statement on MRLs
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement in response to the joint statement on pesticide maximum residue levels (MRLs) signed at the 11th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires:... more »
Purdue schedules produce safety training sessions
During 2018, the Purdue Extension produce safety training team will provide training for growers, packers, processors and sellers of fresh produce. Training sessions will be held at seven locations throughout Indiana in 2018 to help companies and... more »
Report helps growers with food safety planning
A publication released Ocr. 26 by the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) will help produce farmers understand what it means to develop a farm food safety plan and meet new federal food safety... more »
Mann Packing recalls minimally processed vegetable products
Mann Packing of Salinas, California is voluntarily recalling minimally processed vegetable products listed below because they may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes. Mann Packing is issuing this recall in response to a single positive result found... more »
NIFA biotechnology grants boost food safety policy
The science of agriculture grows more complex every year. USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced Oct. 19 support for projects to help bridge the gap between biotechnology innovations and the policies on... more »
Michigan seeks food safety education, training grant bids
The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development is seeking grant proposals for food safety education and training as part of the Food Safety Education Fund grant program. Grant proposals must be received by MDARD... more »
Some food hub exemptions may not stand under FSMA
Many small growers who sell produce that is covered under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule may be counting on a special type of exemption based on them selling more than half their gross sales... more »
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