Latest Fresh Produce News & Insights

The Texas International Produce Association says the Fresh Papaya Addendum is a resource for retailers and foodservice companies to bolster sourcing standards... Read More

The Food and Drug Administration said more companies pulled products containing recalled cucumbers... Read More

Following the recall of cucumbers supplied by SunFed Produce, the retailer has recalled its Marketside Fresh Cut Cucumber Slices... Read More

The company recalled its Sweet Kale Chopped Salad Kit due to possible contamination with salmonella in the country, but not in the U.S... Read More

CPS has highlighted 2024 research results that it says deserve immediate action from food safety professionals... Read More

Information is being sought on industry practices and preferences, research results on consumer perceptions and any impact date labeling may have on food waste... Read More

As part of a larger multistate salmonella outbreak, the company recalled its cucumbers from the grower implicated in the outbreak... Read More

The Food and Drug Administration said the recalled products were distributed to retailers in Connecticut and New York and have the potential to be contaminated with listeria... Read More

The strain of E. coli linked to illnesses was never found in testing samples but only through epidemiologic and traceback evidence linked the outbreak to the onions supplied by Taylor Farms... Read More

Multiple frozen vegetable brands utilized organic carrots from Grimmway Farms, which is involved in a bigger recall... Read More

The FDA encourages all retailers and distributors to sanitize all bins, displays and any areas that came in contact with the American/slicer cucumbers grown by Agrotato S.A. de C.V... Read More

The agency has added new products to the list involved in a recall due to potential E. coli contamination... Read More

The FDA said it identified Grimmway Farms as the supplier of carrots that are involved in an E. coli outbreak and is working to determine the source of the contamination... Read More

The FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state partners continue investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 linked to slivered onions... Read More

Two experts on food safety and traceability recently dispelled myths and discussed the importance of produce distributors having robust plans in place to meet new Food Safety Modernization Act guidelines... Read More

A recent webinar looked at the potential implications of the Food Traceability Final Rule, which goes into effect January 2026... Read More

The Reagan-Udall Foundation also issued a report in September calling for staggered implementation of the traceability, starting with suppliers... Read More

The collaboration aims to help increase education and ease the burden of the food industry’s FSMA 204 compliance... Read More

Following a positive test result in Michigan, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based grower recalled 224 cases of whole cantaloupe sold in retail supermarkets... Read More

The company has voluntarily recalled guacamole products sold at Lunds and Byerlys due to potential contamination with Listeria... Read More

Joelle Mosso, associate vice president of science programs for Western Growers, talks about the conflicting needs of sustainability and food safety in fresh produce in this episode of the "Tip of the Iceberg" podcast... Read More

The FDA says the companies chose to recall the products out of an abundance of caution... Read More

U.S. lawmakers are again seeking to establish a single federal agency to provide food safety oversight... Read More

A potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes was discovered by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development through routine sampling... Read More

The FDA reports that one strain of salmonella was detected in untreated canal water used by a Florida cucumber grower... Read More