"On the retail side it’s very clear to me that produce departments continue to be a key draw for consumers."
— Bryan Silbermann, president and CEO, PMA
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Wegmans Food Markets will require all produce farms that supply its stores to pass a Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) inspection beginning Sept. 30.
The retailer started mandating GAP inspections for high-risk crops li...
WASHINGTON — A Government Accountability Office report contends that U.S. Department of Agriculture did not adequately analyze the data from pilot projects meant to be the basis for new rules regarding inspections of poultry and hog processing...
TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Chobani Inc. is voluntarily recalling 91 UPCs of Greek yogurt products due to reports of consumer illness, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday.
FDA did not specify what type of illness the consum...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has requested comments on proposed changes to the way it tests for salmonella in ground beef.
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NEW YORK — The New York City Health Department is urging some customers of a Westside Market here to get a hepatitis A vaccine after learning one of the retailer’s employees contracted the illness.
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WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has determined fees for the 2014 fiscal year for certain facility reinspections and penalties related to the Food Safety Modernization Act.
The reinspection fee applies to domestic and foreign ...
ATLANTA — Investigations by state department of health officials in Iowa and Nebraska found cyclospora illnesses in their states originated from a packaged salad mix.
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