Center for Produce Safety Elects Board Directors, Officers, Joe Pezzini as Chair

Joe Pezzini is setting a personal tone for his tenure as the new chair of Center for Produce Safety’s (CPS) Board of Directors.

“Drive Together, Never Rest”: Fresh Express Gives Another $500K to Fund CPS Produce Safety Research

Value-added salad leader Fresh Express has contributed $500,000 to Center for Produce Safety’s current capital campaign to fund fresh produce food-safety research. In making the announcement with CPS officials, company President John P. Olivo urged the fresh produce industry to “drive together” and “never rest” in the shared quest to enhance produce safety.

California Citrus Industry Steps Up to Fund CPS Produce Safety Research

January 10, 2022 Center for Produce Safety

Citrus producers from across the Golden State are making a collective $500,000 contribution to Center for Produce Safety’s research capital campaign to fund produce-specific food safety research. Their funds will support CPS’s work to identify industry’s top produce safety questions, call on researchers to answer them, then transfer learnings to industry, government, public health and other stakeholders.

Buyer, Seller, Grower Groups Join Forces to Fund CPS Produce Safety Research

August 24, 2021 Center for Produce Safety

Investing in the food safety of fresh produce comes down to pride, potential, partnership and priorities, say the latest major contributors to Center for Produce Safety’s (CPS) research program.

Million-Dollar CPS Donors: Produce Safety is a “Top-Level Threat”

March 17, 2021 Center for Produce Safety

Two of the fresh produce industry’s leading organizations are each donating $1 million to Center for Produce Safety (CPS), to continue that group’s work to fund science, find solutions and fuel change in fresh produce food safety.