Equitable Food Initiative Unveils New Website

Equitable Food Initiative has launched a new website, www.equitablefood.org, that highlights how the organization is bringing together stakeholders across the produce supply chain to create a culture of continuous improvement and to raise standards for food safety, farmworker communication and collaboration.

Misionero Expands Organic Earth Greens Product Line With On-Trend Options

July 10, 2018 Misionero

Misionero, leading grower of organic leafy greens, is proud to announce the expansion of its organic Earth Greens product line to include Little Gems and Butter Lettuce varieties. The brand expands the product line in an effort to provide more options and flavor profiles for shoppers looking to embellish their salad bowls.

Kroger Drops 90 Day Payment Policy Set To Take Effect In August

July 10, 2018 PerishableNews.com

Kroger’s senior manager of enterprise sourcing finance Matt Hodge wrote in a letter dated July 9th that the retailer has responded to concerned suppliers who decried the policy.

Construction Starts On $250M Ohio Greenhouse Project

July 10, 2018 WHIO

Golden Fresh Farms broke ground on its “state-of-the-art” greenhouses in the West Central Ohio Industrial Center near Interstate 75 and U.S. 3. The greenhouses will allow the company to grow vegetables year-round.

FDA Rejects Indian Shrimp For Chloramphenicol Contamination And Salmonella In June

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released information regarding import refusals in June indicating that 5 out of the 118 (4.2%) total seafood entry line refusals last month were of shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics.