United Fresh Teaches Government Officials About Imported Produce
Although government relations is often thought of in terms of policy, an awful lot of effort can go into educating government officials about the realities of the situation. United Fresh sent along this release pointing out its efforts to educate the recently appointed Working Group on Import Safety: Federal Officials Visit Produce Port As Part […]
Study On Children And McDonald’s Does Little To Show Effect Of Advertising
There’s a whole bunch of media reports in the news today with headlines like this AP story: Study: Food in McDonald’s Wrapper Tastes Better To Kids: Anything made by McDonald’s tastes better, preschoolers said in a study that powerfully demonstrates how advertising can trick the taste buds of young children. Even carrots, milk and apple […]
Pundit’s Mailbag — Eye-Opening Visit To China’s Garlic Growers
Our piece More Food Safety Lessons From Chinese Ginger Recall brought an important letter from a person with much experience in the industry: I read with interest the news reports and Punditry regarding the recent Chinese fresh ginger recall, and subsequent comments from Jim Provost of I Love Produce. I spent about 10 years of […]
Pundit’s Mailbag — Anti-Organic Article Raises Legitimate Questions
Our piece, Anti-organic Article Raises Points About Animal Cruelty And Efficiency, brought a torrent of surprising responses. Surprising because the responses indicate that interest in organic, on a cultural level, is waning. That what 10 years ago was a catch-word for “whole earth” attitudes has now come to be seen increasingly as a captive of […]
Pundit’s Mailbag — Prevention Should Be Higher Priority Than Testing/Auditing
Our piece, No Quick Fix With 12-Hour Test, which followed Hold The Train… 12-Hour Test May Not Be Best Answer, is continuing to bring in feedback regarding both specific concerns with this test and broader concerns over the way the industry may be over-relying on testing and auditing in its effort to obtain food safety. […]
PMA’s Produce Packaging Impact Award
Packaging is one of those things that everyone knows is important, but often gets taken for granted. Yet the fresh-cut boom of the last generation couldn’t have happened without proper packaging, and the environmental and sustainable agenda for the next generation depends crucially on effective packaging. So it is no surprise that the PMA Packaging […]
Ocean Mist Website Is Substantial And Sophisticated
We don’t usually mention all the companies that send us press releases about their new websites. Partly because it would be overwhelming and partly because few of the websites offer enough to merit a mention. Most are little more than ads. When Ocean Mist sent over its announcement regarding its new website at www.OceanMist.com, we […]
Dole Transitions Marketing Heads
Those who enjoy the Perishable Pundit should know it likely wouldn’t be here if not for PRODUCE BUSINESS magazine, and PRODUCE BUSINESS magazine likely wouldn’t be here except for the vision of many produce industry leaders who, early on, recognized the value of what we would contribute to the trade. These leaders recognized that this […]
Garlic/Ginger Erratum
It seems as if even the wrapping of the Pundit has strong readership as, last week, we received a bunch of phone calls and e-mails including this succinct note: Is there a recall on Garlic? — Jay Alley Vice President, Fresh Sales Fresherized Foods/AvoClassic We inadvertently caused some confusion when we ran our article, More […]
Gallup Poll Numbers Show Waning Consumer Confidence In Government
Gallup does an annual survey of consumption habits and, as part of that survey, asks various questions related to food safety. Its latest results, based on surveys done July 12 — 15, offer some interesting commentary on the state of the industry almost a year after the spinach crisis. Gallup finds the result worth highlighting […]
