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FSMA course in Colorado focuses on preventive control rule

Produce industry associations are sponsoring a three-day Food Safety Modernization Act training class in Delta, Colo.

Jan 21, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #FSMA, #Food safety, #FDA, #PMA, #Western Growers, #United Fresh

CPS challenge offers $500K to target cause of outbreaks

The Center for Produce Safety, Woodland, Calif., is sponsoring a $500,000 challenge, seeking answers to cross-contamination issues in growing areas.

Jan 16, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #Produce Tech, #Produce Research, #Food safety

FDA resumes fresh produce inspections during shutdown

The Food and Drug Administration on Jan. 15 plans to start inspections of high-risk food facilities, which include leafy green processing plants, using mostly unpaid furloughed employees.

Jan 15, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce Crops, #Food safety, #FDA, #Lettuce

FDA seeks way to resume more inspections during shutdown

The FDA has stopped routine inspections of fresh produce and other food facilities because of the partial government shutdown, but its commissioner says plans are underway to somewhat remedy that.

Jan 11, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce Crops, #Food safety, #FDA, #Outbreak

FDA finds E. coli in irrigation reservoir, narrows romaine advisory

The FDA has named Adam Bros. Farm in Santa Barbara County as one source of the E. coli outbreak linked to romaine — but it cautions that the finding does not explain all the illnesses in the outbreak.

Dec 14, 2018 by Ashley Nickle #Produce (General), #Produce Retail, #Food safety, #Outbreak, #E. coli, #Romaine

Romaine traceback in outbreak involves many farms, distributors

The Food and Drug Administration’s investigation into an E. coli outbreak has identified numerous potential sources of the pathogen, suggesting no single farm, processor or distributor is involved.

Dec 06, 2018 by Chris Koger #Produce Crops, #Food safety, #Outbreak, #Romaine

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

Reflections on retailer responses to romaine

I visited 12 grocery stores in the Kansas City area the evening that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention linked another E. coli outbreak to romaine, and the Nov. 20 trip was far more revealing than I expected.

Nov 29, 2018 by Ashley Nickle #Opinion, #Produce Retail, #Romaine, #Food safety, #E. coli

FDA names California counties involved in romaine/E. coli hunt

The Food and Drug Administration has released a list of the California Central Coast counties it has targeted as the potential origin of E. coli tainted romaine lettuce.

Nov 28, 2018 by Chris Koger #Produce Crops, #Outbreak, #Romaine, #Food safety, #FDA