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September 15, 2009

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 The Front Page

Government launches food safety Web site

Consumers now can get all the latest information on food safety and food recalls they need from one government Web site -- www.foodsafety.gov - according to a news release.
To learn more. . .

* Laser 'tattoos' may replace PLU stickers
* Chilean Blueberry Committee sets winter promotions
* PBH kicks off fruit and vegetable blog
* Tesco continues to expand in California
* PACA action

 

Outside the Insider

* Ottawa overhauls food safety system in line with recommendation of listeria probe body (allheadlinenews.com)
* [United Kingdom] Frozen vegetables 'more nutritious than fresh produce' (dailymail.co.uk)
* New tactics weeding out farm crime (latimes.com)
* Farmers sell produce directly to consumers in growing movement (sanluisobispo.com)
* Northwest apple harvest may recover last year's losses (oregonlive.com)
* Proposed rules discourage negative advertising by farm groups (mercedsunstar.com)

 

People

ANDREW (DREW) JACOBSON is now on the phones at Huron Produce Ltd., Longmont, Colorado.

SIGRID BOLDT has joined J&C Tropicals (J&C Enterprises Inc.), Miami, Florida.

DUANE NORTON has joined sales for Bland Farms LLC, Vidalia, Georgia.

ROCK WOODLIEF is now transportation category mgr/potatoes & onions and STEWARD RUSH is now produce dispatch coordinator for L & M Transportation Services Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina.

JUAN DUENEZ is no longer with ACOM Sales Inc., Laredo, Texas.

GEOFFREY WILSON has been promoted to sales representative for Peak of The Market, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

RAY MASTRONARDI is now handling sales and marketing for Del Fresco Produce Ltd., Kingsville, Ontario, Canada.

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