Month: April 2018

The Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) first national co-branded television commercial, which originally debuted at the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona, HI, is set to air again this spring. Ten 30-second television spots celebrating the IPC’s 5-year partnership with Racing for Orphans with Down Syndrome (RODS) will air during the iconic Boston Marathon on April 16 and the AMGEN Tour of California in May. …

Stemilt Growers is adding Yakima based Hansen Fruit Company as a grower/marketing partner. In a company press release, Stemilt announced Thursday it will market Hansen’s 2018 cherry and apple crops exclusively starting this June and will assist with marketing the balance of the 2017 apple crop. …

The CDC is advising that Restaurants and retailers should not serve or sell any chopped romaine lettuce, including salads and salad mixes containing chopped romaine lettuce, from the Yuma, Arizona growing region. Restaurants and retailers should ask their suppliers about the source of their chopped romaine lettuce. …

California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement received word today that government officials have narrowed their search for the cause of an ongoing multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 to chopped, bagged romaine lettuce grown in the Yuma, Arizona region. …