food safety

PDA urges produce distributers prepare for FSMA 2024 compliance

Food safety experts urged produce distributors to act now in order to meet the new traceability requirements under the the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) 204, which has a January 2026 deadline. The experts that... more »

NC State helping growers after Hurricane Helene

NC State Extension is helping growers harmed by Hurricane Helene. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at NC State University is focused on providing support and assistance to members of the CALS and... more »

Georgia Department of Agriculture schedules food safety training

The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) is scheduling food safety training. GDA’s Produce Safety Division plans to host a one-day workshop on the Food Modernization Act’s Produce Safety Rule (FSMA). The training is scheduled for... more »

Penn State offers new online food safety training course geared towards apple packinghouses

Penn State Extension has launched a new online course focused on food safety for apple packinghouses. The course, titled “Keeping Apples Safe in the Packinghouse,” is designed to help businesses remain compliant with food safety... more »

Neolithics launches produce inspection service

Neolithics has launched a new AI-based produce inspection service that provides results in minutes, speeding up the process for growers, distributors and supermarkets. The technology analyzes both the internal and external qualities of fresh produce,... more »

MSU hosts global food safety experts

At Michigan State University’s recent (MSU) Global Food Safety Symposium, global authorities in food safety innovation, research and policy discussed issues and topics related to food safety and food security. The July symposium, hosted by... more »

If strawberries could talk, new AI tool introduced

An Internet tech company asks what companies could do if their strawberries or other fruits and vegetables could talk. Wiliot has introduced WiliBot, a generative AI (GenAI) chatbot that enables natural-language conversations with any ambient... more »

Worker training crucial to food handling safety and is the first-line of defense

Training workers to properly handle covered crops (fruits and vegetables typically consumed raw) is a crucial initial step in ensuring compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act, from the field to the postharvest processing facility. ... more »

FSMA 204 compliance may be coming faster than producers, suppliers anticipate

A new U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rule requiring additional traceability records for certain foods goes into effect in January 2026, but the deadline for compliance may become a reality even sooner. The FDA’s... more »

UF IFAS offers fruit growers food safety education

The University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is offering remote and in-person food safety trainings. Below is a listing of educational opportunities that UF IFAS has scheduled. In-person Produce Safety Alliance grower... more »