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Salmonella outbreak from Tailor Cut Produce fruit over

An outbreak of Salmonella Javiana traced to a fresh-cut fruit salad from Tailor Cut Produce is over, according to agencies investigating the outbreak

Feb 19, 2020 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #Outbreak, #Salmonella, #Honeydew, #Cantaloupe, #Pineapple, #Fresh-cut, #FDA

Veg-Fresh opens La Quinta, Calif., office

Veg-Fresh Farms, Corona, Calif., has opened a sales office in La Quinta, Calif., to handle an expanding citrus and melon. Program

Jan 24, 2020 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #People, #Cantaloupe, #Honeydew, #Citrus, #California, #Organics

Fyffes promotes sustainability with recycled CHEP pallets

Fyffes has converted all of its melon shipments to include the use of recycled and repurposed wooden pallets from CHEP.

Jan 08, 2020 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #Sustainability, #Cantaloupe, #Bananas, #Produce Tech, #Cantaloupe

Salmonella cases in Tailor Cut Produce fruit mix recall rise

The number of illnesses linked to a salmonella outbreak traced to fresh-cut fruit from Tailor Cut Produce has almost tripled in less than a month.

Jan 02, 2020 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #Foodservice, #Food safety, #Pineapple, #Cantaloupe, #Honeydew, #Recall

Tailor Cut recalls fresh-cut fruit linked to salmonella

Tailor Cut Produce has recalled its fresh-cut Fruit Luau, a mix of honeydew, cantaloupe and pineapple, after the Food and Drug Administration linked it to a salmonella outbreak.

Dec 10, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #Foodservice, #Honeydew, #Cantaloupe, #Pineapple, #Outbreak, #Salmonella, #Food safety, #Recall

Retail Price Report — Cantaloupes

Cantaloupes averaged $1.97 each around the U.S. the week ending Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Retail Report for Specialty Crops, which looks at on-ad prices.

Aug 26, 2019 by Amelia Freidline #Produce (General), #Produce Retail, #Cantaloupe

What’s On Ad – Cantaloupes, Peaches, Plums

More than 14,000 stores promoted cantaloupes the week ended Aug. 9.

Aug 13, 2019 by Ashley Nickle #Produce (General), #Produce Retail, #Cantaloupe, #Peaches, #Plums + Prunes

What's On Ad — Peaches, cantaloupes surpass cherries for top spot

Peaches have surpassed cherries as the most popular produce item on ad, with more than 16,700 stores putting the seasonal sweet on ad for the week ended Aug. 2.

Aug 05, 2019 by Ashley Nickle #Produce (General), #Produce Retail, #Peaches, #Cantaloupe, #Cherries

Salt on the watermelon

A couple of weeks ago, somebody in a Facebook group I’m part of shared an article on the proper (and Southern) way to eat watermelon — with salt.

Jun 14, 2019 by Amelia Freidline #Opinion, #Watermelons, #Cantaloupe, #Melons

Cool weather sets back California Westside melon deal start

Melons like it hot, but the lack of high temperatures in California’s Central Valley this spring will probably mean a later start than usual to the Westside cantaloupe, watermelon and honeydew season.

Jun 11, 2019 by Carol Lawrence #California Westside Melons, #Cantaloupe, #Watermelons, #Honeydew