The comment period closing date associated with revisions on Pre-harvest Product Testing in the LGMA-approved guidelines has been extended to June 15, 2022 to grant interested parties additional time to draft proposed revisions to the metrics or submit comments. Western Growers will host a web discussion to publicly present and discuss all proposed changes and ...
The comment period closing date associated with revisions on Pre-harvest Product Testing in the LGMA-approved guidelines closes June 15, 2022. Western Growers will host a web discussion to publicly present and discuss all proposed changes and comments received during the comment period. The webinar date will be confirmed once the comment period concludes. Stakeholders interested ...
The Center for Produce Safety’s 13th Annual Research Symposium was held June 21-22, 2022 in La Jolla Calif. Western Growers President & CEO Dave Puglia moderated a segment that considered the question: “What can the produce food safety community learn from the airline industry?” The discussion opened with an interview between Randy Babbitt, the Principal ...
The USDA will provide up to $200 million in assistance for specialty crop producers who incur eligible on-farm food safety program expenses to obtain or renew a food safety certification in calendar years 2022 or 2023. For each year, the new Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops program (FSCSC) covers a percentage of the specialty ...