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Love My Salad: Social…
Salad enthusiasts now have a social networking site of their own called Love My Salad, an online destination that allows salad consumers to connect with fellow enthusiasts around the… » Read more url( /images/sized/images/uploads/fresh-cut/misc/LoveMySalad_HomePage_630x214-630x241.jpg ) /index.php/magazine/article/love-my-salad-social-networking-website-for-salad-lovers
Online tracking tool: Good…
Bayer CropScience has launched Good Growing Link, a Web-based tracking tool powered by food safety and traceability technology leader FoodLogiQ Inc. The Good Growing Link helps users identify, measure and… » Read more url( /images/sized/images/uploads/fresh-cut/misc/GoodGrowingLink_HomePage_630x214-630x241.jpg ) /index.php/magazine/article/online-tracking-tool-good-growing-link-helps-communicate-food-chain-sustain
2011 listeria outbreak: U.S.…
In January, the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee released a bipartisan staff report that details the findings from the committee's investigation into the September 2011 listeria outbreak,… » Read more url( /images/sized/images/uploads/fresh-cut/misc/Cantaloupe_HomePage_630x214-630x241.jpg ) /index.php/magazine/article/2011-listeria-outbreak-u.s.-cantaloupe-contamination-leads-to-lawsuits-sear

Fresh Cut News

Produce Groups to Hold Lettuce Safety Meeting

Mar 6, 2006

On Wed., March 29, a number of produce industry associations – including the Produce Marketing Association (PMA), International Fresh-cut Produce Association, United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association, the Grower Shipper Association of Central California and Western Growers Association – will co-sponsor a one-day training event… Full Story »
FDA Issues Draft Guidance for the Safe Production of Fresh-Cut Produce

Mar 1, 2006

To minimize microbial food safety hazards common to the processing of most fresh-cut fruits and vegetables sold to consumers in a ready-to-eat form, the FDA has published a draft guidance document for producers of fresh-cut produce titled “Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of… Full Story »
Sunkist Growers, Taylor Partner in Fresh-Cut Fruit Venture

Mar 1, 2006

Two of the biggest names in fresh produce are teaming up to expand their presence in the fast-growing fresh-cut fruit category. Sunkist Growers, marketer of fresh citrus, and Taylor Farms, supplier of value-added fresh produce to the foodservice industry, have announced a new joint venture… Full Story »
Fresh Del Monte Stock Climbs at Reports of Sale

Dec 16, 2005

Shares of Fresh Del Monte Produce rose Friday after reports that the company is on the auction block and could sell for about $1.8 billion, according to an Associated Press (AP) report. The story originally appeared on TheDeal.com and cited four sources that it didn't identify.… Full Story »
Chiquita to Consolidate Midwest Fresh-cut Fruit Processing Capacity

Dec 14, 2005

Chiquita Brands International announced Dec. 6 that it would close processing facilities in Manteno, Ill., and Kansas City, Mo., by February 2006 as part of a supply chain optimization plan. This plan is expected to eliminate redundancies in fresh-cut fruit processing capacity in the Midwestern… Full Story »
Wendy’s Pulls Fresh Fruit From Menu

Dec 2, 2005

Wendy’s International pulled its fresh-cut fruit bowl off the menus of its 6,400 North American restaurants Nov. 1, because sales were lagging, according to a recent Reuters article. The bowls and cups of fresh-cut melon, pineapple and grapes were introduced in February. When they were introduced,… Full Story »
FDA Issues Letter To California Lettuce Industry

Nov 4, 2005

The FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition has issued a letter to California firms that grow, pack, process or ship fresh and fresh-cut lettuce. The letter is intended to make the industry aware of the FDA’s serious concern with the continuing outbreaks associated with… Full Story »
Dole Fresh Vegetables Announces Voluntary Recall of Dole Packaged Salads

Oct 3, 2005

Dole Fresh Vegetables, a division of Dole Food Company, announced Oct. 1 that it is cooperating with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Minnesota and California state departments of health regarding an investigation of an outbreak of E. coli 0157:H7 between Sept. 13… Full Story »
Prices Driving Higher To Transport Fresh-Cut

Sep 22, 2005

Like many industries, the produce and fresh-cut business has been hit hard lately by rising transportation costs and truck and driver shortages. Industry insiders weren’t clear about the impact higher costs and fewer trucks would have on the future, but they were sure of one… Full Story »
Dole to Build Fresh-Vegetable Processing Plant in North Carolina

Aug 4, 2005

Mike Easley, governor of North Carolina, announced Aug. 2 that Bud Antle, an indirect subsidiary of Dole Food Company, would invest $54 million to build and equip a processing plant for vegetables in Gaston County, creating 525 jobs within three years and a total of… Full Story »