Month: October 2015

NatureSeal, a Westport, Connecticut-based subsidiary of RPM International Inc. in Medina County, has invented a food-grade formula to keep avocados and guacamole fresh, green and appetizing for up to four hours out of the refrigerator and up to three days when chilled. …

Canada Herb is recalling NGÒ ÔM (water mint) from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume and distributors, retailers and food service establishments such as hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals and nursing homes should not sell or use the recalled product described below. …

The Annual Mango Industry Reception, hosted by the National Mango Board (NMB) and Fresh Produce Association of the Americas, will take place during PMA’s Fresh Summit International Convention & Expo in Atlanta, GA on Saturday, October 24, 2015 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This annual industry event provides the opportunity for members of all levels of the mango supply chain from across the world to connect and network. …

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) and the Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) applaud the commitment from the Liberal Party of Canada and Liberal Agriculture Critic Mark Eyking yesterday to establishing a comparable Canadian mechanism to the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) in the United States and to restoring Canada’s preferential access to PACA programs. …

The Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market (‘LA Market’) community is participating in a blood drive with City of Hope on Wednesday, October 14, 2015.  Valley Fruit & Produce (‘Valley’) – a founding owner/tenant of the market – is coordinating the drive, whose goal is 100 blood donations for the day. …