Food Safety
Keynote speaker named for Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention
At the 2023 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, a grower entrepreneur will be the keynote speaker. The show has also released information on ... more »
Industry leaders advocate for Center for Produce Safety efforts
Organizations from across the fresh produce supply chain, including organics, have contributed up to $250,000 to the Center for Produce Safety’s (CP... more »
Researcher eyes plant-based tool to detect fecal contamination
Mohit Verma, Ph.D., with Purdue University, is leading efforts to develop a low-cost portable paper-based tool that can produce results of potential m... more »
Save Foods now OMRI listed for its crop treatment
Save Foods Inc., an agri-food tech company specializing in eco crop protection that helps to reduce food waste and ensure food safety, announced that ... more »
USDA renews Charter for National Organic Standards Board
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) plays a critical role in advising USDA on the implementation of the Organic Foods Production Act. To ... more »
AgroFresh, Novozymes focus on post-harvest freshness
Biotech company Novozymes and post-harvest freshness solutions provider AgroFresh are forming a research and commercialization partnership. Through... more »
Peroxide UltraPure now OMRI listed
Peroxide UltraPure, generated exclusively by the HPGen generator, has been OMRI listed for use as a plant disease control or as an algicide, disinfect... more »
Project seeks bio-based coatings to minimize cross-contamination
Nitin Nitin, Ph.D., with the University of California, Davis, doesn’t want to reinvent the wheel when it comes to ways to minimize potential pathoge... more »