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Edible Garden Achieves High Scores in PrimusGFS Food Safety Audit; Reinforces Company’s Leadership Role in Food Safety

June 3, 2024 Edible Garden

Edible Garden AG Incorporated announced that it achieved high scores in the Company’s PrimusGFS audit and that the production, packing, and distribution of its applicable products is certified to Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) recognized Certification Program standards. PrimusGFS is a prestigious audit certification program, widely recognized by the GFSI for its expertise in ensuring food safety in the fresh produce industry. …

Auburn University Biomaterials Researcher Awarded Two Patents Expected to Reduce Food Waste

April 12, 2024 Jamie Anderson, Auburn University

Aksoy has developed an inexpensive solution for real-time freshness monitoring. All meats give off certain basic volatile compounds as they break down. His product is a gas-sensing coating that detects those compounds and is applied to a sticker that adheres directly to the packaging of meat products. …

SNAP Dairy Incentive Program Expands to 150+ Retail Outlets with Award to Auburn University

October 20, 2022 International Dairy Foods Association

In a strong show of support for healthy nutrition incentive programs, today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a significant expansion of the Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects (HFMIP), a pilot program that provides a dollar-for-dollar match to participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) when they purchase healthy fluid milk options at qualifying food retail outlets. …