Month: October 2016

As a follow-up to the premiere, the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California (GSA) will host a second viewing their documentary film “Historical Narratives of Salinas Valley Agriculture” on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30) at Maya Cinemas in Old Town Salinas (153 Main Street, Salinas, 93901). …

After a successful introduction of the Heart-Check certification for Green and Red Anjou pears last season, USA Pears expands American Heart Association’s heart-healthy branding to Bartlett and Bosc pears from the Northwest. …

The Hass Avocado Board (HAB) joins the American Heart Association to galvanize Americans to eat the recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables every day, an endeavor that has the potential to limit deaths from cardiovascular diseases, stroke and diabetes annually. This four-year alliance aligns HAB’s science-based food and wellness education program Love One Today®, which encourages Americans to include fresh Hass avocados in everyday healthy eating plans, with American Heart Association’s recommendation of an overall healthy eating pattern emphasizing fruits and vegetables first. …

Until last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did not allow almonds to be called “healthy” on food labels, due to the agency’s regulatory definition of the term that considered foods’ total fat rather than distinguishing among different types of fat. …