Senate committee passes 2013 farm bill with specialty crop funding, apple amendment
WASHINGTON — Apple growers that ship bulk products to Canada for reprocessing or repacking would save ...
Gourmet Trading Co. Superblues feature retail-friendly pack sizes
California blueberry season is underway for Gourmet Trading Co., which has introduced five-, 10- and 16-ounce ...
NC Holiday Inn Salmonella Outbreak Climbs to 18 Cases
At least 18 people have fallen ill with symptoms of Salmonella infection in an outbreak connected to the ...
How a Food Store Inspection Turned Into a Hazmat Emergency
Two food safety emergencies in College Station, TX – an E. coli outbreak and a fumigant problem in ...
Opinion: is produce really riding the foodie revolution wave
Dawn Gray says the produce industry needs to do much more to align itself with ...
Schnucks putting family name on Rockford, Janesville stores
Old signs have come down and new “Schnucks” signs have gone up on the ...
Arsenic Levels in Chicken Raise Health Concerns
Levels of inorganic arsenic found in samples of chicken may be responsible for a very ...
India could send record mango volume to U.S.
If production during the monsoon season goes well, India’s mango shipments to the U.S. could jump significantly.
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Canada’s Agriculture Union slams job cuts
Canada’s agricultural budget cuts put research, industry and food safety at risk, according to a former CFIA inspection ...
Public Health: Are We Too Slow?
This article was co-authored by Dr. Kathleen Vidoloff, Emergency Risk Communication Officer for Oregon Public Health Division, and ...
U.S. Pacific Northwest braces for possible fruit fly surge
Ideal temperatures could create a boom year for spotted wing drosophila in the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
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NZ: “One of the best apple seasons on record”
Jazz apples
NZ: “One of the best apple seasons on record”
The first New Zealand Jazz apples ...
Univeg Katopé UK to trial new Californian cherries
The “Frisco” and “Rocket” cherry varieties could encourage an earlier U.K. season.
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Mercury Reaches Unsafe Levels in Gulf Fish from Texas Coast
Fish caught off the coast of the Lone Star State contain unsafe mercury levels, the Texas Department of ...
Retailers Promote Freebies for Moms
Retailers across the country are promoting in-store tastings and giving out flowers this week in ...
NGA Study Outlines Payment Mechanisms
ARLINGTON, Va. — To help retailers reduce shrink and inefficiencies and to optimize payment systems, the National Grocers ...
U.S. company petitions for GM potato deregulation
A key supplier of french fries to fast food chains has sought deregulation of its GM potato line from APHIS.
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Hepatitis A Frozen Berry Outbreak Sickens More in Europe
At least 71 people in Europe have been sickened with Hepatitis A in an outbreak believed to ...
