Tag: food safety

During focus groups conducted by the Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF), the importance of washing produce was a recurring theme as consumers discussed produce safety.

Bill Marler, the most prominent food safety litigator in the U.S, created the Legion of Safety Superheroes led by Colonel Colon and the League of Fecal Fighters, campaigning for food safety.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) have introduced legislation that would detach food safety regulation from the incompetent FDA and create a new Department of Food.

The recalled product has been sold in British Columbia and may have been distributed in other provinces and territories.

Little Bear brand Vidalia sweet onions (PLU 4159) were available for sale by the pound in Publix stores June 22-24 in Florida and select counties in Georgia, and Wegmans stores June 23 and 24 in the Rochester, NY area, Massachusetts and two stores in Pennsylvania.

Something new is happening in the world of cantaloupe! According to the California Cantaloupe Advisory Board, which represents all growers of cantaloupe in California, cantaloupe growers around the world are increasingly planting newer varieties that have longer shelf life, which helps to reduce food waste.

Nearly ten years ago the California LGMA partnered with STOP Foodborne Illness to create a motivational training video for leafy greens producers. 

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA plans to provide up to $200 million in assistance for specialty crop producers who incur eligible on-farm food safety program expenses to obtain or renew a food safety certification in calendar years 2022 or 2023.

Growers know it is impossible to eliminate 100% of pathogens in fresh produce.

F&S Produce Co. of Vineland, NJ is recalling a limited quantity of Protein Power Snack, because it contains a cup of 0.75oz JIF peanut butter which has the potential of being contaminated with Salmonella.