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ECGA-USA Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:55:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 175489540 Value of FDA cantaloupe inspections questioned https://ecga-usa.org/2015/08/13/value-of-fda-cantaloupe-inspections-questioned/ https://ecga-usa.org/2015/08/13/value-of-fda-cantaloupe-inspections-questioned/#respond Thu, 13 Aug 2015 02:55:17 +0000 http://192.254.227.217/ecga-usa.org/?p=1 The Packer Growers are generally pleased with a review of cantaloupe packing operations, but some industry insiders question the value of the Food and Drug Administration’s 2013 inspection tour and the preliminary report released recently.A more detailed report is in the works but FDA officials decided to delay it until the produce safety rule — due to […]

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Growers are generally pleased with a review of cantaloupe packing operations, but some industry insiders question the value of the Food and Drug Administration’s 2013 inspection tour and the preliminary report released recently.A more detailed report is in the works but FDA officials decided to delay it until the produce safety rule — due to be published by Halloween — is finished, said Michael Mahovic, consumer safety officer at FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. The agency posted a summary on its website July 27, almost two years after completing the inspections in September 2013. Read the full article here. 

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]]> https://ecga-usa.org/2015/08/13/value-of-fda-cantaloupe-inspections-questioned/feed/ 0 1 The Packer – FDA Reports on Cantaloupe Safety Inspections https://ecga-usa.org/2015/08/06/hello-world-2/ https://ecga-usa.org/2015/08/06/hello-world-2/#respond Thu, 06 Aug 2015 16:49:21 +0000 http://themes.webdevia.com/voip-wordpress-theme/?p=1 The Packer After inspecting 17 operations, federal officials report that fresh cantaloupe packinghouses are generally following good agriculture practices even though tests at nine of the companies showed listeria contamination. The inspections by the Food and Drug Administration were part of the agency’s follow-up efforts after a 2011 cantaloupe-related listeria monocytogenes outbreak that sickened more than […]

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After inspecting 17 operations, federal officials report that fresh cantaloupe packinghouses are generally following good agriculture practices even though tests at nine of the companies showed listeria contamination. The inspections by the Food and Drug Administration were part of the agency’s follow-up efforts after a 2011 cantaloupe-related listeria monocytogenes outbreak that sickened more than 150 nationwide and killed more than 30. Read the full article here. 

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]]> https://ecga-usa.org/2015/08/06/hello-world-2/feed/ 0 2263 FDA Officer Reviews Deadly Salmonella Outbreak and Offers Food Safety Pointers https://ecga-usa.org/2015/04/15/vestibulum-risus-nulla/ https://ecga-usa.org/2015/04/15/vestibulum-risus-nulla/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2015 11:52:43 +0000 http://localhost/tita-3d-wp/?p=1892 American Vegetable Grower Sifting through the timeline of press coverage from the Chamberlain Farms’ Salmonella outbreak, which occurred in late August 2012, is quite the task. The outbreak, which was traced back to the farm in Owensville, IN, sickened 260 and killed three across 24 states. Media coverage of the case began that August and pressed onward in the coming […]

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Sifting through the timeline of press coverage from the Chamberlain Farms’ Salmonella outbreak, which occurred in late August 2012, is quite the task. The outbreak, which was traced back to the farm in Owensville, IN, sickened 260 and killed three across 24 states. Media coverage of the case began that August and pressed onward in the coming months with updates on lawsuits, information leaked from the farm’s trucking company, and countless theories as to what may have happened. Read the full article here. 

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]]> https://ecga-usa.org/2015/04/15/vestibulum-risus-nulla/feed/ 0 1925 Organic Melons Gain Popularity https://ecga-usa.org/2014/08/20/organic-melons-gain-popularity/ https://ecga-usa.org/2014/08/20/organic-melons-gain-popularity/#respond Wed, 20 Aug 2014 11:51:33 +0000 http://localhost/tita-3d-wp/?p=1890 The Packer More and more consumers seem to be turning to organic produce as they seek more healthful menu options, and the melon category is no exception. Read the full article here. 

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More and more consumers seem to be turning to organic produce as they seek more healthful menu options, and the melon category is no exception.
Read the full article here. 

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