Tag: food safety

Media reports have connected Salinas, CA-based Taylor Farms to an E. coli outbreak investigation tied to Quarter Pounders sold at McDonald’s restaurants.

Investigators are working to determine if the slivered onions or beef patties on Quarter Pounder burgers are the likely source of this outbreak.

Jack and the Green Sprouts, Inc. of River Falls, WI is recalling its 5 ounce packages of Alfalfa and Alfalfa Onion sprouts because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

As the fall berry season approaches peak season in Oxnard, a milestone has just been achieved by the Food Safety team at Bobalu, LLC

An important part of this reorganization also includes restructuring and renaming our field operations unit to focus on inspections, investigations and imports as its core mission.

After 16 years as the staff lead for the Center for Produce Safety, Bonnie Fernandez-Fenaroli will begin a new chapter in mid-2025.

Eagle Produce LLC, Scottsdale, AZ is initiating a recall of 224 cases of whole cantaloupe because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

Members and non-members of the Produce Distributors Association are invited to participate in a free webinar titled “Will Your Company be Compliant-Ready in Time for FSMA 204?” that will help them prepare for the new traceability rule taking effect in January 2026.

The GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat is proud to announce that the Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) standards, version 6 GFS, published in 2022, have received official recognition from the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).

Although the compliance deadline is not until January 20, 2026, many enterprises in the fresh produce industry are working diligently to prepare for the application of FSMA 204.