Food Safety

California reports low or no pesticide levels in most fruits, vegetables

Once again, tests showed that the vast majority of fresh produce collected by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) met national pesticide residue standards. During its 2018 survey, DPR found 95 percent of all samples... more »

North Bay Produce voluntarily recalls fresh apples due to health risk

North Bay Produce of Traverse City, Michigan is voluntarily recalling 2,297 cases and two bulk bins of fresh apples due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which... more »

Produce growers list top concerns about food safety compliance

Although local food producers are broadly committed to food safety on their operations, there are still some barriers to implementing food safety best practices, according to a Needs Assessment Report released Oct. 22 by National Farmers Union... more »

Senate moves to protect America’s domestic food supply, ag industries

The U.S. Senate unanimously approved Oct. 25 bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Gary Peters, D-MI, Pat Roberts, R-KS, Debbie Stabenow, D-MI and John Cornyn, R-TX to address the shortage of agricultural inspectors who protect... more »

Renaissance Food Group backs United Fresh Produce Safety Immersion Program

Renaissance Food Group (RFG), a fresh food company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Calavo Growers, will sponsor the new United Fresh Produce Safety Immersion Program, developed to build the technical capacity, critical thinking... more »

Some growers ‘wait and see’ with Produce Rule

Startup and ongoing costs associated with the Produce Rule of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) remain hard to swallow for some specialty crops’ growers, but there’s little recourse in a market that requires the... more »

ProteoSense Wins THRIVE Fresh Summit Challenge

SVG Ventures and Produce Marketing Association (PMA) announced  oct. 17 that ProteoSense, an Ohio-based startup, as the winner of the THRIVE Fresh Summit Challenge and recipient of a spot in the THRIVE VI Accelerator Program... more »

University of Georgia produce safety efforts funded by Center for Produce Safety

Three University of Georgia food scientists are among the recipients of grants awarded by the Center for Produce Safety (CPS) as part of its $2.7 million program. The grants will fund projects focused on food... more »

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