Tag: food safety

Vinyard Fruit and Vegetable Company, located in Oklahoma City, OK, has initiated a voluntary recall of all fresh-cut cantaloupe products listed below.

Jim Jones says it was “incredibly important” that “those organizations [in the FDA] are going to be taken apart, put together, and reporting to a deputy commissioner of foods. 

Sofia Produce, which does business under the name “Trufresh” is recalling all sizes of fresh cantaloupes packaged in cardboard containers labeled with the “Malichita” label.

On November 8, the International Fresh Produce Association devoted its weekly Virtual Town Hall to food safety in controlled-environment agriculture (CEA).

The certification organization, which partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers, and consumer groups, welcomes two new employees

The NACMCF has published the results of a two-year study on the presence of the pathogen Cyclospora cayetanensis in fresh produce

The FDA has formed a coalition of major consumer and industry groups to enhance food safety practices and enforcement

The Alliance for Food and Farming’s (AFF) safefruitsandveggies website has been updated and refreshed to improve user experience and access to the wealth of produce safety information available at the site.

FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating an outbreak of Salmonella Thompson infections linked to fresh diced onions from Gills Onions of Oxnard, California.

Ugly food safety incidents are the topic of Francine L. Shaw’s new book, Who’s Watching the Kitchen? Except not from the point of view of the hapless consumer but of a longtime health inspector and food safety expert.