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Regardless of what the FDA does, there cannot be a successful outcome to this disaster if consumers don’t feel reassured as to the safety of

The goal to eliminate all foodborne illness is laudable but probably unobtainable. The FDA is reporting over 140 cases of illness tied to the E.

There are certain odd things about what the FDA is saying happened that really don’t make sense. How is it possible for so many brands

Long after all the contaminated spinach is off the shelves, the spinach crisis goes on. We have already discussed the impact of this crisis on

The overwhelming response to our analysis of the spinach outbreak required a risky mid-day shift to greater server capacity. We are proud to say the

The spinach recall continues to rock the industry. We dealt with the implications of the recall for fresh-cuts here, what it might mean for organic

Greenhouse growing has traditionally been used to produce products when local products were unavailable. More recently greenhouse-grown product has been a higher quality product due

I often get phone calls from consumers looking for nutritional advice related to specific illnesses. It’s not uncommon for someone to start a conversation by

The readership of the Pundit is broad and includes many executives in all perishable areas. However, because of the urgency of the food safety crisis

Another food safety outbreak is not shocking to anyone who knows the facts. When many in the produce industry were busy celebrating that the much