Traverse City, MI-based North Bay Produce Monday recalled 2,297 cases and two bulk bins of fresh apples due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Recalled varieties include McIntosh, Honeycrisp, Jonathan, Fuji, Jonamac
Continue Reading McIntosh, Honeycrisp, Jonathan, Fuji, Jonamac and Red Delicious apples recalled for Listeria
European authorities have uncovered an operation allegedly making products out of decomposed apples, contaminated with mycotoxins and other toxic chemicals, unsuitable for human consumption and dangerous for public health.
Italian and Serbian authorities said they
Continue Reading Officials bust gang in organic fraud case involving rotten apples
Researchers have described the first outbreak of apple juice-related cryptosporidiosis reported outside the United States.
Although it did not involve many people, it serves as a reminder that apple juice, and other beverages, may serve
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Editor’s note: This column was originally posted by the Michigan State University Extension Service.
Fall is here. Leaves are changing colors, the air
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There are 18 days remaining in the public comment period on the Arctic Fuji as Okenagan Specialty Fruits Inc. seeks permission to market its third variety of genetically modified, non-browning apple.
Continue Reading Public comments so far show support for third GMO apple
SEATTLE — Sometimes when something that “just can’t happen” does happen, valuable lessons are learned. That was the case when some batches of commercially produced, packaged, whole caramel apples turned out to be the cause
Continue Reading Listeria outbreak set apple industry on a targeted course
Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Inc. of Coral Gables, FL, is recalling some Granny Smith green apples because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. A total of 695 boxes containing
Continue Reading Granny Smith Apples Recalled for Possible Listeria Contamination
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” is more than a well-known saying — it’s also what many people believe to be time-tested truth. And the tradition of giving an apple to a teacher
Continue Reading U.S. Apple Industry Gears Up to Comply With FDA’s FSMA Rules
Following the recent outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes linked to caramel apples which killed seven people and hospitalized 34, the president of the U.S. Apple Association has called food safety the apple industry’s “top issue,” according
Continue Reading Listeria Outbreak was a ‘Wake-Up Call’ for the U.S. Apple Industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has decided to approve new types of apples that have been genetically engineered not to brown as quickly after being cut. Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc., the company that developed the
Continue Reading USDA Approves Apples Genetically Engineered to Resist Browning
(This article by Tom Karst, national editor of The Packer, was first published Aug. 26, 2014, and is reposted here with permission.) The U.S. Food and Drug and Administration’s new food safety regulations aren’t
Continue Reading Food Safety Regulations Will Change Industry, Brackett Says
