Two Students From Flint, MI, Will Join First Lady Michelle Obama At Annual Fall Harvest Of The White House Kitchen Garden Event

Two elementary students – Xavier Purches and A’Layia Howard – from Freeman Elementary School, Flint Community School District, in Flint, MI, will join First Lady Michelle Obama at the annual Fall harvest of the White House Kitchen Garden. To help improve child nutrition and mitigate exposure to lead, Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools donated salad bars to 19 schools in Flint, MI, this year including Freeman Elementary School, every school in Flint Community School District and four other Flint school districts.

The Produce Mom Hires First Facebook Fan

October 3, 2016 The Produce Mom®

The Produce Mom has hired the brand’s first Facebook fan to serve as Director of Content and Communications.

New Invention Promises Safe And Easy Watermelon Slicing For Families

October 3, 2016 Glen and Lori Hunt

When Glen and Lori Hunt see a problem, they solve it. When that problem is related to food, they put their years of experience in the restaurant business to work to invent a product that's as useful for families with children as it is for commercial kitchens.

Fresh Express Recalls Limited Quantity Of American Salad, Possible Allergen Exposure

October 3, 2016 FDA

Fresh Express Incorporated is voluntarily conducting a precautionary recall of 480 cases of 11 oz. Fresh Express American Salad with a Product Code of G264A12A and Use-By Date of October 5, due to possible exposure to undeclared allergens (egg, milk, wheat, anchovy). Fresh Express representatives are coordinating with retail stores to ensure removal of the recalled product from store shelves where distributed in primarily southern states.

Melissa's Announces The Arrival Of Early Season Christmas Crunch Grapes

October 3, 2016 Melissa’s Produce

Melissa’s announces that the holiday season has arrived with the early harvest of our own propriety crop of Christmas Crunch™ red grapes!