We think that A Practical Guide to the Scientific Research Presented at the 2012 Center for Produce Safety’s 2012 Research Symposium is a must read for anyone who works in produce and food safety....
I’ve now attended two of the three public meetings hosted by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in Washington DC and Portland, Oregon. At both of these meetings, and a third sandwiched...
Since the proposed Produce Safety Rule was issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in early January, many concerns about the lack of necessary funding to implement this important legislation...
For members of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement, nothing is more important than producing a safe product. After all, our farmers’ families eat what they grow too. The desire to...
With the recent release of the Food Safety Modernization Act’s Produce Safety Rule, FDA has launched a new era in food safety which focuses on preventing foodborne illness outbreaks rather than...
The members of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) welcome today’s release of the proposed Produce Rule by FDA. The new rules, crafted under the auspices of the Food Safety...
LGMA CEO Scott Horsfall, is optimistic that FDA's new Produce Rule (part of the Food Safety Modernization Act) will work well to protect consumers and that through the LGMA the leafy greens industry...
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement is unique amongst other auditing firms in that it has access to audit information for an entire industry. Approximately 75% of U.S. leafy greens...
As a tool for protecting public health, produce recalls can be an important part of the food safety system in the United States. But product recalls, including those associated with leafy greens,...
During last month’s Center for Produce Safety Research Symposium, Diane Wetherington of Intertox, Inc. reported on a research project funded through a USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant. The project...