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Produce and the global policy game

I sense a recent ground shift in the produce industry. Something that did not seem evident even a year or...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Diverse coalition calls on FDA to outline reforms of foods program

American Frozen Food InstituteAssociation of Food and Drug OfficialsConsumer Brands AssociationConsumer ReportsEnvironmental Working GroupInternational Fresh Produce AssociationSTOP Foodborne IllnessWestern Growers...

2 years ago 3 minute read

IFPA supports FDA food plan, awaits details

January 31, 2023 Washington DC – The International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 welcomed today’s announcement by FDA Commissioner Califf...

2 years ago 4 minute read

IFPA opens nominations for 2023 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards program

January 26, 2023 – Newark, DE. and Washington, D.C. – International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 has opened the nomination...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Top food safety official resigns from FDA

Frank Yiannas, who has been the deputy commissioner for food policy and response at the Food and Drug Administration since...

2 years ago 4 minute read

IFPA board of directors outlines 2023 plan

Newark, DE. and Washington, D.C.- During last October’s International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 Global Produce & Floral Show,...

2 years ago 7 minute read

IFPA applauds newly formed Dietary Guidelines for Americans Committee

Washington, DC – Today, the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Department of Agriculture...

2 years ago 5 minute read

IFPA reviews Strengthening Organic Enforcement final rule

January 18, 2023 Newark, DE. and Washington, D.C. – International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 is reviewing and providing an...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Produce Prescriptions: If not now, when?

When the White House Conference on Nutrition, Hunger and Health released a strategy in September 2022 (50 years after the...

2 years ago 5 minute read

IFPA meets with House Ag Committee chairman on farm bill

January 13, 2023 Washington, DC – Following meetings last week with new members of the 118th Congress, International Fresh Produce...

2 years ago 4 minute read

IFPA seeks public comment on Produce GAPs Harmonized Standard

January 12, 2023 Newark, DE. and Washington, D.C. – The International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 seeks public comment on...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Food as medicine: present and future

The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 made produce prescriptions the centerpiece of its Produce Moonshot recommendations for the...

2 years ago 4 minute read

IFPA goes to the Hill to welcome the 118th Congress

Washington, D.C. –  The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 took to Capitol Hill on January 3, to welcome...

2 years ago 3 minute read

IFPA reacts to appointment of USDA Secretary

Newark, DE. and Washington, D.C. – The International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 welcomes the U.S. Senate confirmation of the...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Congress fails to include ag labor reform in omnibus spending bill

December 20, 2022 – Newark, DE. and Washington, D.C. – The International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962, the largest and...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Produce farm employment drops 2019 to 2021

The numbers of workers employed on fresh fruit and vegetable farms declined from 2019 to 2021, according to a study...

2 years ago 2 minute read

IFPA maps out efforts to strengthen FDA

Washington, D.C. and Newark De. – International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 has provided a map of IFPA efforts to...

2 years ago 5 minute read

IFPA releases Year in Review for 2022

December 2, 2022 – Washington D.C and Newark, De. – International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 released the IFPA...

2 years ago 3 minute read

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