Western Growers invites all stakeholders interested in enhancing the safety of leafy greens to engage in the amendment process for food safety guidelines that impact the way leafy greens are farmed in California and Arizona. Comment Period Open Since the inception of the California and Arizona Leafy Green Marketing Agreements (LGMAs), Western Growers (WG) has ...
On April 6, 2021, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) released two important documents for leafy green operations. The first is an investigative report on the fall 2020 outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses linked to leafy greens’ consumption. In the report, the FDA analyzes outbreaks since 2017 and identifies three key trends leading ...
Western Growers has formed a new Food Safety Advisory Subcommittee (FSAS) to bolster its efforts in solving produce safety challenges. FSAS members will advise the Food Safety Science and Technology Committee, which reports to the WG’s Board of Directors, while providing technical expertise and advice on science issues and industry regulations affecting the safety of ...
Since the inception of the California and Arizona Leafy Green Marketing Agreements, Western Growers 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. The comment period for issues related to ...
In the investigative report on the fall 2020 outbreak, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified three key trends leading to the contamination of leafy greens by E. coli O157:H7 in recent years, with a focus on a recurring strain and adjacent land use. In this webinar, experts from FDA, California Department of Food ...
Recurrent outbreaks associated with leafy greens have increased concerns related to land uses adjacent to leafy green operations. Recently, the Fall 2020 U.S. Food and Drug Administration Investigation Report stated that based on their investigation, the likely contributing factor for pathogenic E. coli contamination of leafy greens has been the proximity of cattle. With the ...
The comment period for proposed changes to the LGMA-approved metrics related to Soil Amendments and Non-Synthetic Crop Treatments closes today. We encourage all stakeholders to submit proposed changes and comments here: https://www.leafygreenguidance.com/ On May 20, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. PT, Western Growers will host a web discussion surrounding all submissions received during the Soil…