Fresh Cut Magazine

The U.S. PIRG (Federation of State Public Interest Research Groups) is flagging the occasion of Dole's weekend recall of nearly 800 cases of bagged lettuce to call into question the potential elimination of the largest produce testing program in the U.S. In a statement released… Full Story »

Three seminars to encourage companies to participate in the international marketplace are planned in California. On average, more than 24 percent of California's agriculture production is exported worldwide. 2010 was a record export year with approximately $14.7 billion in fruits, vegetables and commodities arriving in… Full Story »

Dole Fresh Vegetables is voluntarily recalling 756 cases of its Seven Lettuces salad due to a possible health risk from salmonella. The bags in question were distributed in 15 states including Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania,… Full Story »

Researchers who thought they would see an increase in the prevalence of consumers who wash cantaloupe before slicing were surprised by what they learned. Results from an FDA "Consumer Vegetable and Fruit Washing Practices in the United States" survey published in the April issue of… Full Story »

The Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) has launched a website as part of its mission to develop industry training on preventive controls for hazards in FDA-regulated foods. Operating with FDA funding and coordinated by the Illinois Institute of Technology's Institute for Food Safety and… Full Story »

A Manhattan jury has awarded Fresh Del Monte $13.15 million in damages in its lawsuit against Del Monte Foods charging a breach of licensing agreements, according to The New York Times. Fresh Del Monte claimed that Del Monte Foods' sales of refrigerated plastic cups of… Full Story »

Gourmet Trading Company has won an IoPP AmeriStar award for packaging. More than 150 packages were submitted for consideration in the awards competition. Judging was based on package innovation, sustainability, protection, economics, performance and marketing. Gourmet Trading was recognized for its two-piece display-ready Asparagus Shipper.… Full Story »

The Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) has extended the deadline for its PTI Implementation Survey to April 12, giving businesses involved in any aspect of the produce supply chain an extra week to complete the short online survey. The purpose of the PTI, sponsored by the… Full Story »