Walmart Takes On Amazon In Seattle, Starts Offering Grocery Delivery In Rival’s Backyard

June 6, 2018 Taylor Soper, Geekwire

Walmart is set to launch grocery delivery in the Seattle area as it continues to expand the new service across the nation and battle rivals like Amazon and Instacart.

Giant Food Donates $2M To Local Schools Through A+ School Rewards Program

June 6, 2018 Giant Food

Giant Food today announced a $2 million donation to the 1,564 public and private schools in Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Delaware that participated in its 2017-2018 A+ School Rewards program. Through the program, purchases made by Giant customers provide funding to area schools. This year, 14 schools received more than $10,000 each. Since the launch of A+ School Rewards in 1989, Giant Food has donated more than $96 million to local schools.

United Fresh Commends FDA & USDA For Alignment On Produce Safety Standards

United Fresh supports and appreciates today’s announcement by USDA and FDA to align the USDA Harmonized GAP audit with the Produce Safety Rule. The alignment provides growers with confidence that the market access audit is consistent with federal produce safety requirements.

Pick Tennessee: 'Weird' Veggies Are Favorites You Just Haven’t Tried

A stranger is just a friend you haven’t yet met, the saying goes. The same is true for the unfamiliar vegetables that will be showing up at farmers markets and in community supported agriculture (CSA) boxes this summer.

USDA Aligns GAP Audits With FDA Food Safety Rule, Alignment Advances Food Safety Practices, Streamlines Regulatory Requirements

June 6, 2018 USDA

As part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s ongoing effort to make the oversight of food safety stronger and more efficient, USDA and FDA today announced the alignment of the USDA Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices Audit Program (USDA H-GAP) with the requirements of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act’s (FSMA’s) Produce Safety Rule.