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Food Safety

Investigation of Salmonella Oranienburg in whole, fresh onions continues

FDA, CDC and state and local partners are investigating a multistate outbreak

October 22, 2021

Avocado Ripening Processing Facility Laredo Texas Mission Produce

Mission Produce opens North America's largest avocado ripening and processing facility in Texas

September 30, 2021

Field Reports

Robots aid Expansion of New Zealand Apple Company

Rockit Global uses MHM Automation’s tube-filling machines in its state-of-the-art apple packhouse

Sharon Spielman

September 8, 2021

The introduction of robotic technology is one of the driving forces behind a New Zealand apple exporter’s expansion.

FE August 2021 Xtreme Metal Detector. Photo courtesy Eriez

Dry Processing Technology

Meeting Product Purity Specs with Metal Detection

Berryhill Foods uses Eriez metal detectors to ensure their premium blueberries and raspberries are safe and pure

Sharon Spielman

August 1, 2021

Since the mid-1990s, Berryhill Foods in Fraser Valley, B.C., Canada—with its rich, fertile soil conditions and temperate climate—has been providing premium blueberries and raspberries to a range of customers. Although Berryhill’s customers vary, their exacting standards do not.

Voluntary recall of greenhouse leafy greens

To date, no illnesses have been reported

Sharon Spielman

July 27, 2021

Old Souls Farms, LLC, St. Paris, Ohio, has initiated a voluntary recall of greenhouse leafy green products following a positive test of Listeria monocytogenes.

Biopesticides are friendly for the environment

Reducing environmental chemicals

Organic botanical biopesticides based on tea tree oil: Safe for the environment and people

This relatively new family of biopesticides shows promise for the future and is already used alone and in combination with chemical treatments

Wayne Labs

June 17, 2021

Tea tree oil (TTO), a substance also known as melaleuca oil, comes from the Australian tea tree and has been used by humans to treat acne, athlete’s foot, lice, nail fungus and insect bites. More likely than not, you can find it in several over-the-counter skin care products and essential oils at your local drug store and Amazon. TTO has been used as a traditional medicine by Australian Aborigines for centuries, and the substance has a variety of natural ingredients that have been shown to kill certain bacteria, viruses and fungi.

Food Packaging

Paper-based produce packaging for sustainability

Kristen Kazarian

April 6, 2021

Graphic Packaging International has launched ProducePack™, a sustainable paperboard packaging line for fresh produce.

Innovation drives success in food safety

What processors need to new about continual improvement

Richard F. Stier

March 30, 2021

It is imperative that food processors understand that innovation is an imperative, and a failure to innovate can mean that they will begin to fall behind their competitors.

Food Packaging

New plant-based coating for produce extends shelf life

Kristen Kazarian

March 26, 2021

AgroFresh Solutions Inc. has debuted edible plant-based coating for produce freshness under its VitaFresh Botanicals brand.

New plant-based nutrient source by Revol Greens provides increased produce safety

Kristen Kazarian

March 15, 2021

A first in the lettuce industry for both field and greenhouse environments, Plant Fed™ organic fertilizer is behind Revol’s newest product line extension.