Tag: USDA inspection

USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is revising the regulations governing the inspection and certification of fresh fruits, vegetables and other products to more equitably and accurately assess fees based on actual volume inspected.

A federal grand jury last week indicted a Mansfield, TX, man for submitting false inspection reports in exchange for bribe payments, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.

The Solution: Call for a government inspection as soon as possible.

Inspections on Mexican tomatoes crossing the United States border are scheduled to start in less than two weeks. That’s a good thing, said Dante Galeazzi, CEO/President of TIPA.

Here are five tips for produce pros to keep in mind when reviewing inspection certificates completed at destination.

The words, “Fails to grade U.S. #1 account condition,” on a USDA inspection certificate sound awfully conclusive.