Search Results for: Food Safety Modernization Act
Making traceability work is target of industry, FDA
It can be a long way from farm to table.And a lot of things can happen along the journey.With the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) calling for an ... READ MORE »
Tomatoes selected for FDA traceability study
The FDA has announced that tomatoes are among the foods selected for a product tracing pilot to be conducted under the Food Safety Modernization Act (... READ MORE »
Is Congress Outlawing Your Backyard Organic Garden?
E-mail chains continue to tell us that The Food Safety Modernization Act Of 2009 will put an end to organic gardening and small-scale organic farming.... READ MORE »
Field of Machines: Automation eases some tasks, but focus is on harvest
FRESNO, Calif. – As Congress prepares yet again to consider agriculture labor reform through the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, dozens of autonom... READ MORE »
Important role that farmworkers play recognized in virtual roundtable
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack joined a virtual roundtable discussion with farmworkers to recognize National Hispanic Heritage Month, National Farm Safety... READ MORE »
Headlines a mixed bag, much like ag labor progress
The headline of the article was a real attention grabber! In fact, I looked twice to make sure I had read it properly. To tell you the truth, I was... READ MORE »
Hort prof named to federal committee on minority growers
Elsa Sánchez, professor of horticultural systems management in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, has been appointed to serve on the U... READ MORE »
Sweeping farm workforce reform backed by Organic Trade Association
The Board of Directors of the Organic Trade Association has voted unanimously to take strong action to support the health, safety and legal standing o... READ MORE »
Significant improvements to traceability guidance announced by PTI
The Produce Traceability Initiative, consisting of CPMA, GS1 US, PMA, and United Fresh, and its many volunteer industry members, has released four new... READ MORE »
National Onion Association president lobbies for change
Increased participation and advocacy are goals for the National Onion Association’s (NOA) new president. Trustees of the group, which includes mo... READ MORE »
