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A new law in New Hampshire will ensure that people who make money from wild mushrooms must be certified before they can sell their products.

A Salmonella Braenderup outbreak has been reported; the cause is thought to be melons from Costa Rica, Honduras, or Brazil.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigated romaine lettuce from the Salinas, California and Yuma, Arizona growing regions and has released its findings.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to revise existing conditions for importations of melons from Japan based on a pest risk analysis that it has prepared.

Canadian agritech startup Precision AI will be using artificially intelligent drones to reduce the use of herbicides in agriculture.

Mondi has partnered with SILBO to create a paper-based high-strength packaging for the Irish farm potato business Meade Farm Group.

The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) board has recommended new preharvest testing guidance for leafy greens.

The controlled environment agriculture (CEA) Food Safety Coalition recently announced the first-ever food safety certification program specifically for leafy greens grown indoors.

An interview with Mabel Gil, Ph.D., a senior researcher in the Food Science and Technology Department at the Spanish National Research Council, describes the use of chlorine dioxide as a chemical disinfectant for fresh produce and its applications for the juice industry.

To curb leafy greens-related outbreaks, pilot studies were undertaken to identify how to improve food safety throughout the supply chain. Here’s what we learned.