Month: February 2013

Stemilt Growers of Wenatchee, WA and Lantao of Shanghai, China have teamed up to be the first marketers of d’Anjou pears from Washington State in China under the new protocol between the United States and China announced earlier this year. …

Consumers, Public Health Communities, and the Fruit and Vegetable Industry continue to respond very favorably to the Fruits & Veggies-More Matters® national health campaign on Facebook and Twitter.  These supporters and others helped Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) achieve two social media marketing milestones earlier this week – 100,000+ likes for the Fruits & Veggies—More Matters Facebook page and 25,000+ followers on Twitter! …

The release of the United States Department of Food and Agriculture’s Pesticide Data Program’s results clearly confirms that both conventional and organic fruits and vegetables are safe and that consumers should be eating more of both with confidence. …