USApple Applauds U.S.-Mexico Trucking Agreement
USApple applauds the governments of the U.S. and Mexico for announcing that they have reached an agreement in principle to resolve a long-standing cross-border trucking dispute. …
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U.S., Mexico Governments End Trucking Dispute
U.S. and Mexico governments announced an agreement in principle to provide a path to concluding the nearly two-year-long dispute of the Cross Border Trucking Pilot Program. …
Consumers Remain Loyal To Fresh Produce Despite Economy
According to a new report, consumers remained dedicated to including fresh produce in their diets. …
DeFranco & Sons Recalls Hazelnuts/Mixed Nuts With Hazelnuts
DeFranco and Sons of Los Angeles, CA, is voluntarily recalling bulk and consumer-packaged in-shell, hazelnut and mixed nut products containing hazelnuts because they may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteria (E. coli O157:H7). The recall was initiated after the nut products were linked to 7 illnesses in the states of MI, MN, and WI. To-date, no E. coli 0157:H7 has been detected in the nut products; however, we are notifying our valued consumers and customers out of an abundance of caution. …
Traceability & Food Safety Will Be Focus Of PMA Fresh Connections: North Carolina
Produce industry members in the Kannapolis, N.C. area will have the chance to connect with regional buyers and suppliers and learn more about food safety risks and traceability efforts during Produce Marketing Associations (PMA) Fresh Connections: North Carolina event. …