Virginia grower issues second sprout recall in five months
A Virginia sprout grower who has been under investigation for three years has recalled an unknown volume of fresh sprouts because government tests returned positive results for listeria monocytogenes...
View ArticleUPDATED: Feds want Chicago sprout grower stopped
(UPDATED, April 6) Owners of a Chicago sprout growing operation signed an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department that bars them from producing or handling any food, including fresh sprouts, unless...
View ArticleSanta Maria Valley vegetables, dogs detecting disease
Tom Burfield checks in with vegetable growers in California's Santa Maria Valley, Florida researchers are teaching dogs to root out laurel wilt virus in avocado trees and Wholesome Soy Products owners...
View ArticleFreedom and responsibility
It was another bad few weeks for fresh sprout growers, as two growing operations with histories of food safety problems dealt with consequences.
View ArticleChicago sprout grower agrees to 5-year ban
The owner and manager of a Chicago sprout growing business have agreed to cease operations for at least five years and seek permission from the Food and Drug Administration before re-entering the...
View ArticleUnited's Stenzel at FPFC, Chinese apples
United's Tom Stenzel addresses the FPFC, a Chicago sprout operation is closing and China can ship apples to the U.S.
View ArticleVirginia listeria test spurs fresh sprout recall
A Virginia grower recalled fresh soybean and mung bean sprouts distributed to four East Coast states — more than five weeks after they packed some of them — because government tests showed listeria...
View ArticleSprout recall, California bell pepper outlook
There's a mung bean and soybean sprout recall linked to Good Seed Inc., a Virginia grower, because of a positive listeria test. Western correspondent Tom Burfield reports on the California bell pepper...
View ArticleGrower recalls sprouts again because of listeria
For the second time in as many months, a Virginia grower is recalling all soybean and mung bean sprouts it distributed to retailers in three states, after follow-up tests to the original outbreak...
View ArticleFDA closes down California fresh sprout grower
It took 12 years and repeated inspections documenting filth, cockroaches and poor employee practices for the government closed down a California sprout grower.
View ArticleListeria spurs grower to issue third sprout recall since May
A Virginia grower has again recalled its fresh soybean and mung bean sprouts because of listeria monocytogenes contamination, marking the third time since May the company has issued a listeria-related...
View ArticleSprout grower sued for salmonella illness
A Rhode Island woman is seeking unspecified damages from Wonton Food Inc. in relation to a salmonella infection she developed after eating the company’s fresh sprouts.
View ArticleWhole Foods tries to fend off the competition
Whole Foods can’t be everything to everyone.
View ArticleFinal produce rule revealed; potatoes exempt
It took two years and 10 months, but the Food and Drug Administration’s food safety rule for fresh produce is finally in the public record — potatoes and sweet potatoes are exempt.
View ArticleFDA promises transparency; begins testing cucumbers, hot peppers
Fresh cucumbers and hot peppers are under the federal microscope for fiscal 2016 — literally — with the Food and Drug Administration having already begun pathogen testing of the commodities.
View ArticleC&C Produce holds open house for local growers
C&C Produce held its third-annual Harvest to Market Open House Dec. 2, and this year’s event was the biggest yet, said partner Nick Conforti.
View ArticleUPDATED: Sprouts in KS, OK linked to salmonella illnesses
A Kansas sprouts grower-shipper has issued a voluntary recall of some of its alfalfa sprouts after the product was possibly linked to a salmonella outbreak in Kansas and Oklahoma.
View ArticleFederal court closes Virginia sprout grower
A federal judge took action March 3 to shut down a Virginia sprout grower who had been under investigation for more than three years for multiple violations of food safety laws and regulations.
View ArticleMexican imports, NGA expo and food safety update
In today's Packer Podcast, Mexican produce imports are increasing high through Texas than through Arizona and California, we report from NGA's annual expo in Las Vegas, and give a food safety update on...
View ArticleStudy reviews listeria outbreaks
A new study reviews the history of produce-related listeria outbreaks in the U.S.
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