food safety

GHNW, LLC Voluntarily Recalls Mushroom Stir Fry Blend and Stir Fry Blend related to Mann Packing recall

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT: GHNW, LLC of Clackamas, OR is voluntarily recalling Mushroom Stir Fry Blend 10 oz. tray and Stir Fry...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Meijer Recalls Select Vegetable Trays Due to Potential Health Risk

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT: Meijer BB #:104887, in conjunction with Mann Packing Co. BB #:114946 , as part of a multi-state recall due...

6 years ago 3 minute read

What can we learn from a romaine outbreak we knew nothing about?

The latest E. coli outbreak associated with romaine lettuce is over, and now the produce industry has to learn something...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Mann Packing recalls nearly 100 SKUs due to listeria

PRESS RELEASE: SALINAS, Calif.–Mann Packing Co., Inc. BB #:114946 announced today the voluntary recall of a series of vegetable products...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Food safety challenges in the Midwest

Midwest produce suppliers know the more you go into cut products, the greater concern for food safety. As Ron Carkoski,...

6 years ago 3 minute read

FDA, CDC investigated outbreak of E. coli possibly linked to romaine lettuce

FDA NOTICE (Oct. 31, 2019) Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is sharing news of a recent E. coli...

6 years ago 3 minute read

It’s not time for nice with food safety, PMA leader says

ANAHEIM, CA – Produce and retail industry leaders have generally agreed not to compete with each other on food safety....

6 years ago 2 minute read

VIDEO: CPS funds $2.7 million in research grants

The Center for Produce Safety recently funded 11 new research projects to the tune of nearly $3 million. Greg Johnson,...

6 years ago 5 minute read

Tis the season to refrigerate those candied apples

It’s that time of year again. It’s time for me to get up on my soapbox and remind you that...

6 years ago 2 minute read

The Center for Produce Safety awards $2.7 million to research projects

PRESS RELEASE WOODLAND, CA, October 3, 2019 – The Center for Produce Safety BB #:339618 (CPS) announced today 11 new...

6 years ago 3 minute read

FDA issues statement on FSMA, the new Food Safety Dashboard

For Immediate Release:September 30, 2019   Statement From: Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs – Food and Drug Administration Norman...

6 years ago 5 minute read

PMA, United Fresh release joint Romaine Task Force report

After the immediate crisis of last November’s outbreak related to romaine lettuce, our associations moved quickly to bring together a...

6 years ago 5 minute read

United Fresh announces new Produce Safety Immersion Program

PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 23, 2019) – United Fresh Produce Association BB #:145458 has launched its newest leadership development...

6 years ago 4 minute read

FDA declares papaya salmonella outbreak over

PRESS RELEASE The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state and...

6 years ago 1 minute read

FDA to fund state departments of ag to implement Produce Safety Rule

CONSTITUENT UPDATE September 9, 2019 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the award of a cooperative agreement...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Dole TV ad with IBM highlights food safety

A television commercial airing this month shows Dole Food Company’s BB #:124463 focus on food safety with its partnership with...

6 years ago 2 minute read

FDA calls on papaya industry to re-examine food safety practices

For Immediate Release: August 26, 2019 Statement From: Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs – Food and Drug Administration Norman...

6 years ago 8 minute read

Agroson’s responds to FDA warning letter on papaya Salmonella outbreak

The following statement is from a spokesperson from Davidson Law Group, representing Agroson’s, LLC, BB #:275358 Bronx, NY. We are...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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