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FDA-led partnership to continue Desert Food Safety Coalition

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration updated its website to share initial findings from a multi-year environmental study within the Southwest growing region conducted in partnership with the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District, and in conjunction with the Arizona Department of Agriculture and members of the leafy greens industry.

Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers

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As of June 4, 162 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Africana have been reported from 25 states and the District of Columbia. Of the 65 people interviewed, 47 (72%) reported eating cucumbers.

Fresh Start Produce recalls cucumbers

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Fresh Start Produce Sales Inc. of Delray, Florida, is recalling whole cucumbers shipped to certain states from May 17th through May 21st, 2024

CDPR Report: 97% of fruits and vegetables tested in California are free of illegal pesticide residues

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Newly released California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) data show that 97% of fresh fruit and vegetable samples collected and tested contain no illegal pesticide residue.

CPS Research Symposium to focus on produce safety essentials

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Center for Produce Safety’s 15th Annual Research Symposium will take on produce safety’s top research questions when the event gets underway June 18-19 in Denver, CO.

Provision names four strategic advisors

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After forming its Strategic Advisory Group with Dr. Jennifer McEntire this March, Provision Analytics is pleased to announce its new Strategic Advisors: Joan Rosen, Sharon Beals, Donna Lynn Browne, and Courtney Cox.

CPS study gauges pathogen risks from ‘forward processing’

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Based on recently completed research led by Xiangwu Nou, Ph.D., with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, the forward- and source-processing practices did not yield significantly different risks for the survival and growth of E. coli O157:H7 under laboratory simulation.

Eastern Produce Council Leadership Class holds food safety seminar

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The food safety seminar was led by Meredith Melendez, Associate Professor at Rutgers Cooperative Extension in Ewing, NJ.

Inteligistics offers one-click FSMA 204 report

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Inteligistics, which has been at the forefront of digital technology solutions supporting food industry supply chain optimization and visibility for over a decade, has released a significant update to their flagship InteliView data management platform.

LGMA groups launch online food safety training platform

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Three food safety organizations have collaborated on a training tool to help all their members in the produce industry. The shared on-line training platform is a learning management system