The comment period for issues related to Adjacent Land Use/Production Locations (Issues # 14 and # 15 in the guidelines) is now open. All submissions are due on Thursday, May 27, 2021. If you are interested in submitting a revision to the Adjacent Land Use/Production Locations section, please visit leafygreenguidance.com. BACKGROUND ON GUIDELINE REVISIONS Since ...
On May 20, 2021, Western Growers is hosting a web discussion surrounding all submissions received during the Soil Amendments/Non-Synthetic Crop Treatments comment period. During this web discussion, proposed changes to the LGMA-approved metrics will be publicly presented by the corresponding submitter with open dialogue allowed for all attendees. We encourage all stakeholders to register today…
The leafy green sector continues to address challenges associated with the current leafy greens food safety landscape. Industry-wide collaborative efforts across government entities, trade associations, universities, and individual companies are imperative to address produce safety challenges. In this webinar, Western Growers, Arizona and California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreements, Monterey…
On May 20, 2021, Western Growers is hosting a web discussion surrounding all submissions received during the Soil Amendments/Non-Synthetic Crop Treatments comment period. Please note that this webinar will now be from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. PT (not the 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. timeframe previously advertised). During this web discussion, proposed changes to ...
On May 20, 2021, Western Growers is hosting a web discussion surrounding all submissions received during the Soil Amendments/Non-Synthetic Crop Treatments comment period. Please note that this webinar will now be from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. PT (not the 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. timeframe previously advertised). During this web discussion, proposed changes to ...
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a report on its investigation of the Salmonella Newport outbreak that caused more than 1,600 reported illnesses in the United States and Canada between June and October 2020. The FDA worked with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, state partners and Canadian officials to ...
Tomorrow, from 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. PT, Western Growers is hosting the second part of the web discussion surrounding all submissions received during the Soil Amendments/Non-Synthetic Crop Treatments comment period. During this web discussion, proposed changes to the LGMA-approved metrics will be publicly presented by the corresponding submitter with open dialogue allowed for all ...
On May 27, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. PT, the comment period for issues related to Adjacent Land Use/Production Locations (Issues # 14 and # 15 in the guidelines) closes. Only submissions following the proper format and submitted before the deadline will be accepted. If you are interested in submitting a revision to the Adjacent Land ...
Western Growers (WG) has developed an industry guidance document, “Grower/Shipper/Handler Guide to Food and Drug Administration Assignment Sampling Visits,” which is available to WG members online here. This document is intended to provide information and suggested guidelines for WG members to follow during FDA sampling visits. Additionally, WG has revised the Salinas Valley Surveillance…