Article: SEN. HARKIN MEASURE CREATES FIRST OF ITS KIND NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY FRAMEWORK FOR ALL FRESH PRODUCE

Article: Grocery Manufacturers Association Strongly Supports U.S. Food ...
U.S. Newswire;  August 22, 2008 ;     602 words ... ... in response to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) decision to allow ionizing ... in helping to improve the safety of fresh produce. This technology is simply one more ... consumers with the option to purchase fresh produce that has been made even safer while ...

Article: Fresh opportunities for the packaging industry: packaging ...
Adhesives & Sealants Industry;  October 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... concerns for everyone in the fresh-produce supply chain. Providing ... volume, and type of fresh produce. The Food and Drug Administration requires the use of regulatory ... food additives are used on fresh produce, such as wax coatings ...

Article: Raw Deal 'Fresh' produce not always winner in ...
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  August 17, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... form. At their peak, fresh produce will have the most nutrients ... equivalents? Not so fast. Fresh produce, which the Food and Drug Administration defines as food that is ... always freshly picked. Fresh produce usually comes from afar ...

Article: Fresh produce, the downside
International Herald Tribune;  December 2, 2003 ;     510 words ... ... by the Department of Agriculture. Fresh produce, overseen by the Food and Drug Administration, is increasingly seen as a potential ... it is unlikely that the Food and Drug Administration, with its present resources, will ...

Article: SENS. BOXER, KENNEDY RELEASE GAO REPORT DETAILING INSUFFICIENT ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 25, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... concluding that the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) lax efforts on fresh produce safety failed to prevent ... picture of the FDA's fresh produce safety efforts - insufficient ... relatively few resources to fresh produce safety. The FDA has ...

Article: Origin Labeling For Fresh Produce Difficult To ...
The Food Institute Report;  April 26, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... origin labeling for fresh produce could change the ... GAO) entitled Fresh Produce: Consequences of ... The Food & Drug Administration recently commented ... orign labeling for fresh produce could have adverse ...

Article: Don't Get a raw deal from fresh produce. (Food ...
Men's Fitness;  September 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... says the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA is reminding consumers that fresh produce is a source of food ... vegetables promptly. Fresh produce should be refrigerated ... and after handling fresh produce or raw meat, as well ...