Last week I traveled to Washington DC as part of a group of leafy greens producers from California and Arizona. Our goal was to meet with legislators and regulators and talk with them about our...
Just as information on an extension of the deeadline to comment on FDA’s Produce Safety Rule hits the press, the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has launched a new section of its website...
Last week the Center for Science in the Public Interest released an interesting new report which helps put foodborne illness outbreaks in perspective for consumers. Of most importance for fruit and...
I am very pleased to be representing the California leafy greens industry by providing testimony at the first of three public meetings held by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to gather input...
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...
As part of the recent Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit Convention in Anaheim, CA the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement launched a movement to put food safety first. During a...
I am very pleased to be part of an important presentation this weekend that will take place during the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit Convention in Anaheim which involves an extremely...