Food Safety
Preventive Controls guidance issued for small businesses
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued small entity compliance guidances under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to assist smal... more »
Train-the-Trainer courses being offered by Produce Safety Alliance
Train-the-Trainer courses by the Produce Safety Alliance are well underway for 2016, with courses in 2017 already scheduled. PSA's Train-the-Traine... more »
FDA updates manufactured food regulatory standards
The FDA has issued revised food safety standards for state regulatory programs that oversee food facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold f... more »
California set to receive $11.7M in Produce Safety Rule funding
The California Department of Food and Agriculture was recently awarded $11.7 million for state-level implementation of the Produce Safety Rule under ... more »
United Fresh adds preventive controls training program
United Fresh has created the Preventive Controls for Human Food Qualified Individual Training Program. Using model plans created by a team of expert... more »
Western Growers opens ag tech competition
Western Growers (WG) officially launched the second annual Innovation Arena Competition, which will offer six agtech start-up companies an opportuni... more »
EPA staff to tour potato fields
The National Potato Council's Policy Makers and Regulators Field Tour is set for Aug. 16-18. The tour offers EPA staff the opportunity to see potato p... more »
Farmobile expands data store
Farmobile, a farm data company, has expanded its Minnesota Data Store. Beginning in this year's harvest season, any Minnesota farmer who automatically... more »
International Potato Center annual report now available
The International Potato Center's Annual Report 2015 is now available online. The report features research highlights, information on financials and l... more »
Heavy rain hits Northern Plains potatoes
Heavy rain pounded the northern Red River Valley on Friday (June 17) morning causing additional damage to crops on fields that were already saturated.... more »
