Administration Announces PPE Relief Funds to Support Ag and Food Businesses that Invested in Worker Safety

September 13, 2021 National Potato Council

The Biden Administration announced $700 million in new funding intended to support entities that purchased personal protective equipment and incurred vaccination costs and related expenses in combating COVID-19. Of that total, $650 million in the Pandemic Response and Safety (PRS) Grant program is targeted for the agriculture industry.

Copefrut Develops and Implements Material Recyclability Index

September 13, 2021 Copefrut

Copefrut, a Chilean company with more than 65 years in the market for the production and export of traditional and organic fresh fruit, has developed a Material Recyclability Index, a measure that seeks to understand the capacity of packaging to be integrated into recycling flows.

Tasteful Selections, Bite-Size Potato Category and Sustainability Leader, Introduces 100% Recyclable and Compostable Paper Packaging

September 13, 2021 RPE

Tasteful Selections®, leading the bite-size potato category in innovation and sustainability is pleased to announce the limited launch of its new 100-percent plastic-free, recyclable and compostable packaging.

Dole Fresh Vegetables Announces Precautionary Limited Recall of Curly Leaf Parsley Due to Possible Contamination With non-O157 Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli

September 13, 2021 Dole Fresh Vegetables

Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of conventional Curly Leaf Parsley. The product being recalled is Dole® Curly Leaf Parsley, with harvest dates of August 18, 2021, and August 19, 2021. A random, routine regulatory sample collected in Michigan tested positive for non-O157 STEC (Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli). Dole Fresh Vegetables is coordinating closely with regulatory officials in connection with the Recall; no illnesses have been reported.

Discover the Science Behind the Power of Seafood: Seafood Nutrition Partnership Announces Fifth Annual State of the Science Symposium on September 23

September 10, 2021 Seafood Nutrition Partnership

Seafood is an important force in the fight for healthier Americans and a healthier planet. You now have a unique opportunity to discover the latest science behind the public health and climate benefits of eating more seafood. At the annual State of the Science Symposium, you will also learn about the Seafood Nutrition Partnership’s (SNP) efforts to advance the formation of a National Seafood Council and SNP’s pilot public education and marketing campaign “Eat Seafood America!”