Articles Tagged with ''produce''

FDA has not determined where in the supply chain the contamination occurred, and it is not the cause of the whole E.coli outbreak.

The expanded warning is based on information from newly reported illnesses in Alaska and it now includes whole heads and hearts of romaine lettuce, in addition to chopped romaine and salads and salad mixes containing romaine.

Leading controlled environment agriculture (CEA) growers BrightFarms, Irvington, N.Y.; AeroFarms, Newark, N.J.; and Little Leaf Farms, Devens, Mass., joined forces to establish what is dubbed as the first food safety group geared specifically toward establishing food safety standards among CEA produce brands.

Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., released Eden, an intelligent food system designed to improve the quality and flow of fresh groceries from farm to shelf.

Consumers create less waste from frozen vegetables, potato products and berry fruit than from fresh or alternatives in cans or jars, according to a study by Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands.

Researchers from W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, Ariz., will explore solutions to food waste through two unique research projects funded by the USDA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.