California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement

Leafy Greens Marketing Agreements Respond to FDA’s Leafy Greens Action Plan

March 6, 2020 California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement

The leafy greens farming communities in California and Arizona welcome any action that helps prevent future foodborne illness outbreaks associated with our products. We value the support of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as detailed in its 2020 Leafy Greens Action Plan released today. …

Multiple Efforts Underway to Prevent Future Leafy Greens Outbreaks

January 24, 2020 California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement

As public health agencies last week called an end to the latest E. coli outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce from Salinas, the leafy greens community, government regulators and the entire produce industry continue efforts on multiple fronts to prevent future outbreaks. …

As Romaine Outbreak is Declared Over, California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement Steps Up Efforts to Improve Safety

January 16, 2020 California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement

“The industry is enforcing upon themselves even more stringent food safety requirements than were previously in place through the Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement,” said Scott Horsfall, CEO if the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA). …

California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement Responds to Climb in Reported Illnesses Linked to Romaine Grown in Salinas

November 29, 2019 California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement

In the past few days, the leafy greens industry has been working closely with their customers to remove any romaine grown in the Salinas region from marketing channels. All harvest and shipping of romaine grown in Salinas has ceased and fields that remained to be harvested are being plowed under by growers. …

LGMA: Farmers Devastated by Latest Romaine Outbreak

November 25, 2019 California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA)

The announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) of expanding illnesses in the E. Coli O157:H7 outbreak associated with romaine lettuce is being met with frustration and heartbreak by California lettuce farmers. …