Consumers have high expectations of their produce. In an effort to foster consumer trust and confidence in our food, retailers and food service companies are setting high quality standards for their suppliers.
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On February 24, 2021, President Joe Biden issued an executive order to review supply chains that impact the economic prosperity and national security of the United States, including food supply chains. The order directs the Secretary of Agriculture to report on the state of supply chains that produce agricultural commodities and food products.
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iFoodDecisionSciences founder and iFoodDS board member Diane Wetherington was in Washington, DC on June 30 for a day of in-person meetings with top congressional agriculture policy leaders, including US Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture, and Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA), the panel’s second-ranking minority member.
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The annual Center for Produce Safety (CPS) Research Symposium was held virtually in June and July of 2021 as a series of five webinars. This research symposium brought together a wide variety of audiences from across the globe, including stakeholders, growers, packers, retailers, academics, government agencies, and trade associations.
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When FDA announced that they were proposing a new rule to FSMA to advance farm-to-fork traceability across the fresh food supply chain, it was the first significant step they had taken to achieve the goals set forth by their New Era of Smarter Food Safety initiative.
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This year’s theme, ‘Safe food now for a healthy tomorrow,” was designed to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks, and contribute to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, market access, tourism, and sustainable development
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Food safety is a never-ending journey. It is about constantly striving to improve and learn more about better methods and systems. Among the keys to continual learning are research and studies specific to produce that identify risks as well as mitigation steps
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Throughout the past year, the fresh produce industry experienced drastic change when the world was launched into a global pandemic. Across the food supply chain, many businesses had to adapt in order to continue supplying high-quality produce to consumers. As the industry starts to imagine what a post-pandemic world will look like, one thing is certain: relationships in the produce sphere matter.
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