WG has developed a website to facilitate changes to the Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA)-approved Leafy Green Food Safety Guidelines. The interactive website now easily allows the public to participate in routine discussions and process amendments that will ensure continuous improvement of the leafy green food safety preventive practices. In addition to simplifying the Leafy ...
Since the inception of the California and Arizona Leafy Green Marketing Agreements (LGMAs), Western Growers (WG) has been at the forefront of developing and revising the written, “Commodity Specific Food Safety Guidelines for the Production and Harvest of Lettuce and Leafy Greens” for the leafy greens industry in both states. Yesterday, April 6, 2020, the comment ...
In addition to releasing new interim guidance for implementing safety practices for critical infrastructure workers who may have had exposure to a person with suspected or confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is also conducting another private sector call to provide updates on COVID-19. To see the recordings ...
The industry is slowly uncovering whole genome sequencing (WGS) capabilities even as it is regularly impacted by its increasing use for food safety purposes. Three disparate food categories—fresh produce, meat and seafood—will provide the role WGS has played in their industry. From routine monitoring and root cause analysis to prevalence science and quality and spoilage, ...
Join us for a webinar on how COVID-19 will impact the upcoming California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement audits and efforts during the 2020-21 season. The webinar, which is hosted by LGMA, will address questions about how the LGMA will operate in the short term and provide important information about what leafy green growers can expect ...
Tomorrow, the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) will be hosting a webinar to provide an update on current food safety activities during this time of COVID-19 precautions. The LGMA and Western Growers invites any stakeholders interested in learning about this update to join the webinar to further learn how to safely produce and deliver ...
Join Western Growers, the Arizona Leafy Green Marketing Agreement (LGMA) and the California LGMA for a presentation on Root Cause Analysis. This webinar will cover the new LGMA water standards and the associated corrective actions, an overview of Appendix R and the basic principles of root cause analysis for water resources. As previously stated in ...
Registration is now live for the 2020 CPS Research Symposium Webinar Series. Beginning June 23, 2020, the Center for Produce Safety (CPS) will be hosting the 2020 CPS Research Symposium through a series of five weekly webinars. Mark your calendar for the following dates and times: Tuesday, June 23 10:00am – 11:30am PDT Tuesday, June ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are developing a wealth of resources to continually provide updates on their responses to COVID-19. The CDC is now conducting private sector calls detailing what the CDC knows and what it is doing in response to the coronavirus outbreak. ...
On Monday, May 4, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will host the next call in a series of weekly private sector calls for updates on the COVID-19 response. As previously stated in Spotlight, the CDC is now conducting private sector calls detailing what the CDC knows and what it is doing in response to ...