Botulism And Carrot Juice Summary XII
We’ve been asked to make available in one place our coverage of the recall by Wm. Bolthouse Farms of certain 100% carrot juice products and the broader implications of this issue for food safety. This piece is updated regularly and will be re-run to include new coverage of this outbreak and issue. We initiated our […]
Pundit’s Mailbag — Denny’s Weighs In
On Food Safety Effort
Our discussion of the Buyer-led Food Safety Effort brought forth this constructive contribution from Gene Harris, Senior Purchasing Manager at Denny’s: A colleague recently reminded me not to get in a battle of print with someone who buys ink by the barrel… stated another way “don’t bring a knife to a gunfight”… In spite of […]
Pundit’s Mailbag — The Acceptance of Risk
Let’s deal with two interesting letters today that are actually responding to two different articles, yet are subtly related: One of our most astute and regular correspondents, Bob Sanderson, President of Jonathan’s Sprouts, Inc., headquartered in Rochester, Massachusetts, weighed in on our piece, PMA/United Merger Fresh On Our Minds, which we’ve since addressed further with […]
Canada Opens Door To More,
But Not All, US Spinach
Last we checked in, Canada had imposed a ban on importing U.S. spinach. Now it has announced that it will accept U.S. spinach except for product grown in San Benito and Monterey counties: In early October, the CFIA conducted an on-site visit in California to review the results of the U.S. investigation. To meet requirements […]
Welcome Presence Of Floral
At PMA Convention
One of the quiet stories at the PMA convention in San Diego was the resurgence of floral involvement. Floral booth count was up as were attendees from the floral side of the business. PMA issued a release celebrating Lauree Lincoln of Big Y Foods, who received the 2006 Floral Marketer Of The Year award: Lauree […]
Salmonella — Say It Ain’t So!
U.S. health officials are investigating a nationwide outbreak of salmonella, and a CDC source has confirmed to the Pundit that produce is implicated in the outbreak but will not confirm what type of produce. The outbreak has sickened at least 172 people in 18 states and left 11 people hospitalized. Little information so far and, […]
Botulism And Carrot Juice Summary XI
We’ve been asked to make available in one place our coverage of the recall by Wm. Bolthouse Farms of certain 100% carrot juice products and the broader implications of this issue for food safety. This piece is updated regularly and will be re-run to include new coverage of this outbreak and issue. We initiated our […]
Western Growers Association
Calls For Mandatory Food Safety Standards
The industry response to the regulatory and legislative environment following the spinach/E .coli crisis has entered a new phase as the Western Growers Association has called for a California Marketing Agreement and a Marketing Order, which impose mandatory food safety standards for spinach and leafy greens: WESTERN GROWERS BOARD TAKES ACTIONTO REQUIRE MANDATORY FOOD SAFETY […]
Spinach Crisis Summary Rewind XXI
With so much having been written in so short a time, thought it would be helpful to publish a sort of round-up of available material to help people understand the whole situation regarding spinach and this E. coli breakout: The Perishable Pundit itself has dealt extensively with the subject in several major pieces. On September […]
PMA/United Merger-Mention Stirs Emotions
The question of whether PMA and United ought to merge seems a hot button issue for many industry members. We raised the issue here and dealt with some initial response, both pro and con, right here. Now we have a thoughtful response from John McClung, who is currently the President of the Texas Produce Association. […]
