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Ontario groups provide fresh produce for the holidays

The Ontario Produce Marketing Association is working with Ontario Food Terminal wholesalers to offer Toronto-area families healthful food through the Christmas FoodShare program.

Dec 06, 2018 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #People, #Canada

Canada adds import rules for romaine from the U.S.

All romaine products — and salad blends not containing romaine — exported to Canada face new standards in the wake of new labeling in the U.S.

Dec 03, 2018 by Chris Koger #Produce Crops, #Romaine, #Outbreak, #E. coli, #Food safety, #Canada

Canada adds to outbreak count, romaine investigation continues

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has added to the number of cases of E. coli linked to romaine lettuce in that country.

Nov 25, 2018 by Chris Koger #Produce Crops, #Romaine, #FDA, #E. coli, #Canada

Quebec’s grocery scene has a flair of its own

Quebec’s retail grocery environment is dominated by the same retail forces as those Ontario, but there are differences in approach, one analyst believes.

Nov 19, 2018 by Tom Karst #Montreal, #Produce Retail, #Canada

Canada’s organic demand going up, marketers say

As sales of organic fruits and vegetables continue a steady rise in the U.S., growth may be even more dramatic in Canada, marketers say.

Nov 14, 2018 by Jim Offner #Organic Produce, #Organics, #Canada

Lakeside Produce sets stage for rebrand at Fresh Summit

Visitors to the Lakeside Produce Inc. booth at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit will notice some changes, with the company undergoing a complete rebrand.

Oct 11, 2018 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #Canada, #Greenhouse, #PMA

Progress, barriers examined by USDA trade leader

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Defending the administration’s trade agenda but warning friction with China may not end soon, a trade official said the administration is hopeful Canada will approve an updated trade agreement.

Sep 25, 2018 by Tom Karst #Produce Crops, #Exports, #Mexico, #China, #Canada, #USDA

NatureFresh helps rescue fresh greenhouse vegetables

Greenhouse grower NatureFresh Farms, Leamington, Ontario, is donating vegetables to Forgotten Harvest, which provides food to 250 metro Detroit emergency food providers.

Aug 29, 2018 by Chris Koger #Produce Crops, #Greenhouse, #Canada

QPMA’s Pillar of the Industry: ‘Relationships matter’

LA MALBAIE, QUEBEC — When Pat Calabretta joined the produce industry 21 years ago, he’d never heard of a red potato, but he knew how to buy television sets from his job at Costco.

Aug 21, 2018 by Cynthia David #Produce (General), #People, #Canada

Dole recalls Canadian salad blend in Canada

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. has recalled containers of Baby Spinach with Tender Reds in five Canadian provinces due to a positive Listeria monocytogenes test, but the product could have been distributed nationally.

Aug 09, 2018 by Chris Koger #Produce Retail, #Recall, #Spinach, #Salad Mix, #Canada, #Listeria