The Leafy Greens Greens Marketing Agreements in California and Arizona have been amended by their Advisory Boards to require additional safety practices for growing leafy greens such as romaine lettuce in the two states that
Continue Reading Tougher safety provisions added to leafy greens agreements in key states
Livestock operations with lettuce fields as neighbors may soon be getting visits, welcome or not, from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspectors.
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, plans to introduce the Expanded Food Safety
Continue Reading Gillibrand bill empowers FDA to chase down sources of food borne illnesses to wherever they go
Arizona’s Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District plans an early drawdown this year of water in a canal suspected of contaminating romaine lettuce that was grown in the Yuma region and linked to a deadly E.
Continue Reading Draining canal may reveal answers about romaine contamination
The purpose of the Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) is the prevention of foodborne disease. We’ve invested billions of taxpayer dollars and thousands of years of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) professional time since
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: Romaine, Reform and Revive
An expert panel has found that the best practices guidelines already followed by California and Arizona growers compares favorably with the new Produce Safety Rule now finalized under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). 
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Continue Reading Review finds LGMA compares favorably with FDA produce rule
CHICAGO — The Food Safety Summit produced some polite discussion Wednesday, but no clamor for bringing back the Microbiological Data Program (MDP) to test more fresh produce before it reaches consumers. The MDP, about $5
Continue Reading Produce experts say preventive strategies are more valuable than testing
Only two more Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rules remain to be finalized. Final rules for Sanitary Transportation and Intentional Adulteration are due out next spring. But with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA)
Continue Reading Letter From the Editor: A ‘Herculean Accomplishment’
