Produce Archive
Spinach Industry Unveils New Website
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The fresh spinach industry has unveiled a new website designed to rebuild consumer confidence in the leafy green. ...
United Launches 3rd Annual Produce Managers' Award Program
WASHINGTON -- United Fresh Produce Association has begun its third annual Produce Managers' Award Program with a call for nominations. ...
Safeway Launches New Food Guide
PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway here has partnered with Dean Ornish, president of the nonprofit Preventive Medicine Research Institute, to provide a guide to nutritious foods. ...
Schumer Calls for FDA to Track Produce
NEW YORK - In response to the recent E. coli outbreaks, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is calling for the Food and Drug Administration to launch a new produce tracking system. ...
Shredded Iceberg Lettuce Most Likely Source of Taco Bell Outbreak
WASHINGTON - Shredded iceberg lettuce appears to be the most likely culprit responsible for the Taco Bell E. coli outbreak in the Northeast, officials at the Food and Drug Administration said. Their conclusions were based on statistics derived from a case-controlled study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...
Taco John's Drops Supplier in Response to E. Coli Cases
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - About 100 Taco John's franchises in the Midwest are switching to a different fresh produce vendor as a precautionary response to reports of E. coli illnesses at three of the franchises, officials said yesterday. The three restaurants, one in Iowa and two in Minnesota, used a common vendor. ...
Taco Bell Pulls Green Onions After E. Coli Test
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. - In response to the multi-state E. coli outbreak surrounding its restaurants in three states, Taco Bell has voluntarily pulled green onions from its 5,800 units yesterday after preliminary tests by an independent laboratory hired by the fast-food provider found three samples likely contaminated with a dangerous strain of the bacteria....
Recall Squashes Thanksgiving Menu Plans
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Birds Eye Foods here is recalling 12-ounce cartons of its branded Frozen Cooked Winter Squash, as well as company-branded versions of the product, because it may have been tainted with ammonia. Stop & Shop, Shaw's, Price Chopper, Hannaford, Market Basket, Wegmans, Giant, Tops, Safeway, IGA, Roundy's and Dominick's merchandise the frozen squash under their own private labels. ...
New Education Opportunity for Produce Executives
WASHINGTON - United Fresh Produce Association's Research and Education Foundation, in partnership with Cornell University, launched open registration yesterday for the United Fresh Produce Executive Development Program, a new educational program for produce executives. This is the first of its kind in the produce industry to offer top-level executives a leadership development program. ...
