Published: Nov 14, 2023

In a noteworthy development, over 130,000 tons of imported fruit and vegetable produce have crossed the Zabaikalsk border checkpoint since the beginning of 2023.

Published: Nov 10, 2023

Multiple companies involved in a recent cinnamon applesauce pouch recall confirm that apples were not the source of contamination in their products.

Published: Oct 31, 2023

The use of wastewater to grow vegetables in Bengaluru has led to a higher concentration of heavy metals in them.

Published: Oct 20, 2023

At Taiwan's border, a shipment of grapes from Japan was seized after they were found to contain banned pesticides, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Wednesday.

Published: Oct 20, 2023

A range of tropical fruit - including mangoes and avocados - are now no longer allowed to be dipped in dimethoate. Dimethoate is a neurotoxin banned in Europe, but still used in some countries as an insecticide.

Published: Oct 13, 2023

The number of Turkey-based pesticide residues reports reached 430 for 2022.

Published: Oct 09, 2023

Mangosteens from Thailand were stopped at Taiwan's border for the second consecutive week, as they contained excessive amounts of an insecticide.

Published: Sep 25, 2023

USDA Announced that it is investing $25 million in efforts to prevent and reduce food loss and waste as part of a joint agency initiative between USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and USDA’s Office of the Chief Economist (OCE).

Published: Sep 19, 2023

The Global Coalition of Fresh Produce published the final results of its survey into the increasing costs of fruits and vegetable production around the world and their impacts on the whole produce industry and end consumers, conducted in the spring of 202

Published: Sep 13, 2023

Amid reports that mushroom sales have dropped off sharply due to the case of the Victorian lunch that killed three diners, the chair of the Australian Mushroom Growers Association, Georgia Beattie, claims that it is ‘actually impossible’ for a Death Cap m

Published: Sep 07, 2023

The direct-to-food printer Eddie, manufactured by Primera Technology and distributed in the EMEA region by DTM Print, has received Kosher Pareve certification.

Published: Aug 23, 2023

Serbian-produced peaches were returned from the border with Croatia because they contained high levels of the pesticide chlorpyrifos. The reported pesticide is banned in the EU, while in Serbia its use is allowed only by farmers who grow sugar beets.

Published: Aug 16, 2023

On July 5, 2023, the European Commission published the latest data on the progress made in the European Union towards the pesticide reduction targets set in the Farm to Fork strategy for the period 2011-2021.

Published: Aug 16, 2023

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued new guidance for the slush-ice drink industry, advising that these products should not be sold to children under four.

Published: Jul 27, 2023

Public health officials have signed off on an outbreak investigation in Montana saying that morel mushrooms were most likely what made dozens of people sick, even killing two.

Published: Jul 27, 2023

As of July 20, another patient has been identified in an ongoing outbreak of hepatitis A infections traced to frozen organic strawberries.

Published: Jul 27, 2023

Corbion has improved its Listeria control system within an online simulation tool that helps manufacturers test out supply chain storage and distribution scenarios more accurately.

Published: Jul 12, 2023

Researchers have revealed that plastic mulch used to boost strawberry growth leaves behind large amounts of material fragments in the soil.

Published: Jul 12, 2023

The New Zealand Food Safety Science and Research Centre has commissioned the Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit (AERU) at Lincoln University to make an independent estimate of the value of the Centre to New Zealand.

Published: Jul 06, 2023

The New Zealand Food Safety Science and Research Centre has commissioned the Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit (AERU) at Lincoln University to make an independent estimate of the value of the Centre to New Zealand.