Health and Nutrition Writers and Bloggers Join AFF’s “Facts Not Fear” Produce Safety Tour

The Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF) hosted its fourth “Facts, Not Fear” Produce Safety Media Tour for registered dietitians, health and nutrition writers and bloggers on September 13, 14 and 15 featuring crops in the Pacific Northwest. Tour participants visited pear, cherry, apple and blueberry farms in the Hood River and Beaverton, Oregon areas.

USDA Under Secretary Moffitt to Keynote United Fresh Washington Conference

USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt will keynote Tuesday morning’s Opening General Session Breakfast, September 21 at 8:00 am ET, during this week’s United Fresh 2021 Washington Conference at the Grand Hyatt Washington.

The Kroger Co. Issues Voluntarily Recall on 16-Ounce Kroger Bagged Kale Due to Possible Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination

September 20, 2021 FDA

The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) is voluntarily recalling its 16-ounce Kroger bagged kale product, produced by Baker Farms, due to possible listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Baker Farms Recalls Various Brand Name of Kale Due to Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination

September 20, 2021 FDA

Baker Farms is recalling their Baker Farms, Kroger & SEG Grocers brand names of Kale, 1 lb plastic bags with BEST BY 09-18-2021 107020-21832 due to contamination of Listeria monocytogenes.

Frozen Seafood Sales to Grow by 1.6X, Surpassing US$ 43.3B by 2031

September 17, 2021 Fact.MR

As per the survey by Fact.MR, the global frozen seafood market is estimated to total a valuation of US$ 27 Bn in 2021. Driven by increasing demand for convenient food across the globe, the market is projected to surpass US$ 43.3 Bn through 2031.