Fresh Cut Magazine

Product Partnership
River Ranch Fresh Foods has partnered with Nunhems, a Bayer CropScience subsidiary specializing in vegetable genetics, to create Heritage Blend. This fresh-cut salad blend differentiates itself from every other salad… » Read more url( /images/sized/images/uploads/fresh-cut/misc/heritage_HomePage_630x214-630x241.jpg ) /index.php/magazine/article/product-partnership
State of the industry…
Like most fresh produce categories in grocery stores across the nation, value-added fruits and vegetables took a noticeable dip during the U.S. economic recession. However, frugal-fatigued shoppers are abandoning restrictive… » Read more url( /images/sized/images/uploads/fresh-cut/misc/Graph_HomePage_630x214-630x241.jpg ) /index.php/magazine/article/state-of-the-fresh-cut-industry
Total Package
The five winners of this year's Produce Marketing Association packaging awards all showed that companies can combine convenience, food safety, sustainability and effective marketing when developing consumer packaging. "PMA founded… » Read more url( /images/sized/images/uploads/fresh-cut/misc/cover_HomePage_630x214-630x241.jpg ) /index.php/magazine/article/total-package
Building Bonduelle
For more than 100 years, the family-owned Bonduelle company has been devoted to one single and unchanging passion: Vegetables. Today, the French-based company is one of the major food processors… » Read more url( /images/sized/images/uploads/fresh-cut/misc/Bonduelle_HomePage_630x214-630x241.jpg ) /index.php/magazine/article/building-bonduelle

Fresh Cut News

Valley cantaloupe growers look to regain trust after listeria outbreak

Jan 16, 2012

In the wake of last year's deadly food-borne illness outbreak in cantaloupes, California growers are pushing for a statewide food safety program to regain consumer trust. The state, led by Fresno County, is the nation's leading supplier of cantaloupes and has never been linked to… Full Story »
Obama seeks more power to merge agencies

Jan 13, 2012

President noted to an audience of small business leaders that the bureaucracy included five different entities involved in housing, and more than a dozen agencies that regulate food safety. The Washington Post To read more, click here.
House committee releases listeria report

Jan 12, 2012

The U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee released a bipartisan staff report Jan. 10 that details the findings from the committee's investigation into the 2011 listeria outbreak in cantaloupes grown and processed at Jensen Farms. The report is based on documents from and… Full Story »
PMA contributes $900,000 to Center for Produce Safety

Jan 12, 2012

Food safety in the produce industry continues to be top of mind for consumers and industry leaders in 2012. Recognizing that ensuring consumer confidence in produce is crucial to building greater consumption, the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) has announced the donation of $900,000 to the… Full Story »
Nielsen acquires The Perishables Group

Jan 10, 2012

Nielsen Holdings N.V., a global provider of information and analytics around what consumers watch and buy, has acquired The Perishables Group Inc., the industry expert in fresh food consulting and category development. Nielsen acquired all company assets including data, advanced analytic IP, tools and ongoing… Full Story »
FDA issues FSMA one-year progress report

Jan 6, 2012

According to a report issued by the Food and Drug Administration, since President Obama signed the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) on Jan. 4, 2011, the FDA has made significant progress in developing proposed rules to implement the sweeping food safety reform law, publishing mandated… Full Story »
GME Inc. International acquired by Vanmark

Jan 4, 2012

GME Inc. International, maker of hydrocutters and other food equipment used in the french fry, fruit and vegetable processing industry, announced that it has been acquired in an asset transfer agreement by Vanmark Equipment LLC of Creston, Iowa. GME will continue business under the name… Full Story »
National Registry of Food Safety Professionals receives ANSI accreditation based on ISO standard

Jan 3, 2012

The National Registry of Food Safety Professionals (NRFSP) has become the first and only food safety manager certification program to be accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) based on the ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024 standard for conformity - general requirement for bodies operating certification of… Full Story »
Green Valley Food Corp. expands recall

Dec 28, 2011

Green Valley Food Corp. of Dallas, Texas is recalling a grand total of 6,723 cases because of a "Let's Grow Healthy Together!" Alfalfa Sprouts 5-ounce container test result showed to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in… Full Story »
Avon Heights Mushrooms Inc. recalls fresh spinach

Dec 27, 2011

Avon Heights Mushrooms, in full cooperation with the FDA, is recalling certain packages of fresh packaged spinach after a random sampling tested positive for E. coli. The brands include Krisp Pak 10-ounce bags, Better Brand 10-ounce bags and Avon Heights 4-2.5-pound bags. During routine surveillance… Full Story »