Month: December 2012

Miatech launched dedicated e-commerce website for selling Eris Filters, their product for protecting fresh fruits and vegetables from ethylene and airborne pathogens during transportation. The online store is available at www.eris-filter.com. …

Apio, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Landec Corporation (LNDC) located in Guadalupe, California is proud to announce their donation of salad bars to 25 schools, as part of the national Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools initiative (LMSB2S), which supports First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative to end childhood obesity in a generation.  Apio’s donation benefits thousands of students in Santa Maria, Lynwood, Montebello and Hemet School Districts in California, as well as in New Orleans, Louisiana. …

The United Fresh Produce Association will honor Frieda Rapoport Caplan with its Lifetime Achievement Award during its 2013 Winter Leadership Meetings this January in Tucson, AZ. The award recognizes individuals for a lifetime of achievement and for lasting contributions to the fresh produce industry. …

Sunlight International's Pretty Lady for the Holidays grapes are all set to adorn grocery aisles this holiday season. Grown by J.P. Dulcich & Sons, the brand's red, green and blue-black varietals will coordinate brilliantly with holiday décor, while providing a naturally-sweet snacking option during a sugar-heavy season. …

Freshway Foods is voluntarily recalling 6,671 pounds of sliced apples that were packaged on November 12 using the same packaging machine, which may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. A table of recalled consumer pack products, their respective use-by-dates and the states to which the company shipped them is provided below. No illnesses have been linked to this recall. …