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March 17, 2009

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Obama names FDA head, stresses food safety

President Barack Obama used his weekly radio address Saturday to announce two major appointments at the Food and Drug Administration and the creation of a new Food Safety Working Group.
To learn more. . .

* Scanners may help stop sale of tainted products
* PBH names grower-shipper, retailers as role models
* Fresh apple holdings drop to 62 million bushels
* PACA action
* Briefly noted

Outside the Insider

* Labor union bill raises broader capitalism issues (washingtonpost.com)
* Health Canada releases new information on the safe handling of fresh produce (medicalnewstoday.com)
* FDA seeks rapid test for salmonella (washingtonpost.com)
* U.S. agricultural trade in a slowing world economy (truthabouttrade.org)
* Three Sisters Farm, a certified organic farm (redlandsdailyfacts.com)
* Hy-Vee's produce manager walks fine line between too much, too little on shelves (albertleatrubune.com)

 

People

MADELINE SABOVICH is no longer with Castle Rock Vineyards, Delano, California.

KAREN OSBORN has joined SunWest Fruit Co. Inc., Parlier, California.

PAUL MOCETTINI has left Coastline a dba of Sunridge Farms Inc., Salinas, California.

JESSE AVERY is no longer with Ben-Bud Growers Inc., and Ben Litowich & Son Inc., Boca Raton, Florida.

MAURO SANGIO is now on staff with Alpine Fresh Inc., Miami, Florida.

CALVIN ELLIS and RENEWW MALLEY are no longer connected with Titan Transportation Inc., Jackson, Mississippi.

MATTHEW GIDEON has joined Duda Farm Fresh Foods Inc., McAllen, Texas.

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