The produce industry, Whole Foods, and Chef Anne Cooper, the “renegade lunch lady,” are all working feverishly to get salad bars into schools, and their effort is picking up steam.
The United Fresh Produce Association’s Washington Public Policy Conference, scheduled for September 14-16, 2010 in Washington, DC, will focus on the fresh-cut segment and on small farms, local and
A new study suggests that exposure to high levels of organophosphate pesticides, which are commonly used on fruits and vegetables, can lead to a higher rate of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
The development of the Audits Benchmarking Matrix, which enables side-by-side comparisons of the third-party audit organizations and standards most commonly used by the U.S. produce industry, was completed last
Produce safety and traceability were two central topics of discussion this week at the United Fresh Produce Association’s 2010 industry conference in Las Vegas.
The increased industry-wide focus on
“Traceability is Coming . . . Is Your Company Ready?”
Although a bit foreboding, the tagline for the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) is completely serious. PTI, a brainchild of the United Fresh Produce
The United Fresh Produce Association, a trade group representing the vast majority of the produce industry, announced this week that it will be featuring a showcase of the latest developments
A Product Recall Crisis Management Forum highlighted the Food Safety track at the 2010 Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference this year. The conference, held at the Savannah International Trade
The United Fresh Produce Association, which represents the vast majority of the produce industry, released an updated set of food safety auditing benchmarks for buyers and suppliers of tomatoes this
U.S. Representatives Sam Farr (D-CA) and Adam Putnam (R-FL) introduced a bill yesterday that would increase the amount of fruits and vegetables served in school breakfasts and lunches across
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) released a report on the ten riskiest foods regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that has garnered