AeroFarms Doubles Leafy Greens Offering at Whole Foods Northeast Stores

May 14, 2021 AeroFarms

AeroFarms, a Certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, today announced that it is expanding its retail presence in the Northeast with current long-time customers – Whole Foods, FreshDirect, and Amazon Fresh, – and in the Mid Atlantic region with Walmart. AeroFarms will also be working with Baldor Specialty Foods for retail and food service.

AmplifiedAg Increases Better Fresh Farms Production 50% with New Indoor Farm and AmpEDGE Operating System

May 7, 2021 AmplifiedAg

AmplifiedAg, Inc.®, holistic indoor farming leader with a mission to provide global access to safe food, has increased leafy green production over 50% for Metter, Georgia-based Better Fresh Farms with its automated hydroponic container farm and AmpEDGE™ proprietary Operating System.

CEA Food Safety Coalition Launches First-Ever Food Safety Standard for Indoor-Grown Produce

April 29, 2021 CEA Food Safety Coalition

Members of the Coalition can choose to be assessed for the CEA Leafy Greens Module, and upon successful completion will be allowed to use the CEA food-safe seal on certified product packaging.

California LGMA Endorses Pre-Harvest Testing to Reduce Outbreaks

Last week the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) Board endorsed new Pre-Harvest Testing guidance in an effort to prevent foodborne illness outbreaks associated with leafy greens. The guidance calls for pre-harvest testing of leafy greens products when risk assessments deem it necessary, specifically when grown in proximity to animals.

FDA Takes Two Important Steps to Advance the Safety of Leafy Greens

April 8, 2021 FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking two important steps to advance the safety of leafy greens. The first is the release of a report on the investigation into the Fall 2020 outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses linked to the consumption of leafy greens.