Month: March 2020

Grow Solutions Kicks off $ 10.5M Contract with Delivery of Certified Construction Documents to Foundation Farms

March 18, 2020 Grow Solutions Holdings, Inc.

Grow Solutions Holdings, Inc. is pleased to announce the completion of architectural and engineering drawings for the planned Pure Roots Urban Farms facility with Foundation Farms Corp. in British Columbia, Canada. …

FDA Issues Temporary COVID-19 Policy for Receiving Facilities and FSVP Importers in Meeting FSMA Supplier Verification Onsite Audit Requirements

March 18, 2020 FDA

U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued guidance to communicate FDA’s intention to temporarily not enforce supplier verification onsite audit requirements for receiving facilities and importers under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in response to the global pandemic of COVID-19. …

‘Broccoli has to be Hand Cut’: Travel Limits Squeezing Flow of Seasonal Workers to Fruit, Vegetable Farms

March 18, 2020 Naomi Powell, Financial Post

Fruit and vegetable growers say sweeping new travel restrictions are cutting off the flow of seasonal labour to Canadian farms, threatening to disrupt harvests as Ottawa bars foreign travellers in an attempt to contain the rapid spread of the coronavirus. …

Raw Seafoods, Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Wheat in Wegmans Brand Oven Safe Salmon Teriyaki and Oven Safe Ginger Salmon

March 17, 2020 Raw Seafoods

This recall is due to an undeclared wheat allergen in Wegmans branded Ginger Salmon Oven Safe Meal and Salmon Teriyaki Oven Safe Meal, which was manufactured by Raw Seafoods, Inc. for Wegmans. …

NFI Red Crab Council Remains Committed to Improving Chinese Crab Fishery

March 17, 2020 National Fisheries Institute

The National Fisheries Institute’s Red Crab Council will continue to fund and support its Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) in China. The comprehensive FIP is focused on improving crab production in Fujian Province, the leading harvesting region in China for red crab. …