Category: Food Safety
Rice Fruit’s Lee Showalter plans retirement
Lee Showalter, a longtime apple industry advocate, fruit grower and Rice Fruit Company’s grower services manager for more than 13 years, plans to retire at the end of the year.
IFoodDS, IBM partner on traceability solutions for FSMA
IFoodDS and IBM are collaborating on a tech-enabled traceability solution to help companies across the food supply chain address the FDA’s Food Traceability Rule.
Michigan State organic grower training program registration opens
MSU Organic Farmer Training Program Michigan State University Department of Horticulture soil health water pests disease
Highland introduces new Highland Hub compliance tracker feature
Highland Hub Highland Ag Solutions food safety Compliance Tracker
FDA names deputy commissioner for human foods in restructuring
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has named its first Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods as part of an ongoing restructuring.
CDFA seeks members for shipping point program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is seeking candidates for vacancies on the Shipping Point Inspection Advisory Committee.
Former FDA official joins Wiliot as traceability advisor
Frank Yiannas, the former deputy commissioner of food policy and response of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has joined Wiliot as a strategic advisor.
Registration opens for Organic Grower Summit
Organic Grower Summit 2023 Organic Produce Network Western Growers technology
Rural advocacy group criticizes USDA funding blocking
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AgroFresh celebrates 20 years of SmartFresh
In 2003, AgroFresh first launched its flagship ripening management solution SmartFresh, the premier ethylene postharvest management tool for fruits, vegetables and florals.
EFI integrated into Highland Ag platform
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Resource on Strengthening Organic Enforcement available
Consumer confidence in the USDA organic seal has fueled industry growth and market expansion, according to the agency’s National Organic Program (NOP), which is tasked with ensuring rules protect the organic market as it grows.
Postharvest research at UGA focuses on reducing waste
While the dilemma of how to feed a rapidly increasing population has focused primarily on how to increase yields through growing practices or improving the plant itself, a growing field of research focuses on reducing food waste.
EFI honored for videos highlighting farmworker stories
Equitable Food Initiative EFI farmworkers recognition certification
Washington IFPA advocacy conference registration opens up
IFPA Washington advocacy conference International Fresh Produce Association
FDA restructuring includes food safety regulatory arm
The Food and Drug Administration’s ongoing reorganization of its Human Food Program now includes a restructuring of the Office of Regulatory Affairs which could include a new name.
Automated test developed for detecting diarrheal pathogens in berries
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GFVGA comments on FDA salmonella report, recommendations
A recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report on a summer 2022 outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to cantaloupe illustrates the agency’s disconnect with its food safety mission, according to the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association.
Food Safety Culture: A foundation for best practices
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a growing interest in looking at a company’s culture of food safety whether it’s a farm, packing and distribution operation or fresh-cut fruit and vegetable processor.
IFT analyzes low-cost traceability solutions
The Institute of Food Technologists has created a report based on the 90 submissions to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) 2021 Low- or No-Cost Tech-Enabled Traceability Challenge.