Month: May 2012

Tex Starr Distributing, LLC, growers and shippers of the super sweet papaya variety Royal Star and traditional variety, Sun Crest Maradol Papaya, announce that they have received the GFS Certification for their Farms and Packing Sheds in Mexico. They have completed all of the necessary requirements for the GFS Certification program in order to obtain this status. …

IFCO SYSTEMS US announces the grand opening of its newest reusable plastic container (RPC) Service Center in Portland, Oregon. The new facility is IFCO’s fifth U.S. service center, extending the company’s network in North America in support of the continued expansion of RPC use by leading grocery retailers throughout the U.S. and Canada. IFCO’s existing service centers are located in San Antonio, Texas; Rancho Cucamonga, California; Atlanta, Georgia, and Chicago, Illinois. …

ConcernTrak, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, launched its traceability service in Mexico on May 17th at the Produce Marketing Association’s “Fresh Connections” event held in Guadalajara.  ConcernTrak has partnered with Etytec, a leading Mexican reseller of printers, labels and supply chain logistics solutions.  Etytec will market ConcernTrak’s traceability service, and provide training and technical support to ConcernTrak’s customers through its network of locations throughout Mexico. …

Taylor Farms Retail, Inc. is initiating a voluntary recall of Organic Baby Spinach with the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella following a random test conducted on a finished package of spinach by USDA. …