Year: 2015

The food recall warning issued on December 24, 2014 has been updated to include additional product information. Industry is recalling Granny Smith apples and Gala apples exported by Bidart Bros. in the United States (US) from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Identified importers of the recalled products include Beauvais Ltee. and Courchesne Larose. Consumers should not consume and retailers, restaurants and institutions should not sell or use the recalled products described. …

In response to high demand for year-round local produce, researchers with the University of New Hampshire report they have successfully grown bulbing onions planted in fall for a spring harvest with the aid of inexpensive low tunnels. …

Longtime melon grower Central American Produce is proud to announce the arrival of its first shipments of seedless watermelons from Guatemala for this season.  Company president Michael Warren states “The first shipments from our company farm have been outstanding, with both excellent flavor and flesh color in our watermelons.  Last year, we had a terrific season, both for product quality and fill rate of customer orders.   We expect to see the same again this season.” …

Church Brothers, a leading grower/processor/shipper of more than 500 fresh vegetable SKUs, recently hired several employees to assist multiple operations within the company. …

Pear Bureau Northwest is pleased to introduce a nationwide display contest open to retailers of all sizes in the U.S. and Canada beginning January 15, 2015. …