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December 2, 2008

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 The Front Page

FDA issues report on Food Protection Plan

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a report Monday on the implementation of the Food Protection Plan launched a year ago to protect domestic and imported food from accidental and intentional contamination.
To learn more. . .

* USDA to purchase fresh-cut apple slices
* Schuler to chair PMA industry talent foundation
* Costa Rica opens trade office in New York
* PACA action
* New Products Showcase

Outside the Insider

* Citrus tree growers feel the squeeze (sun-sentinel.com)
* N.J.'s agriculture secretary leaving amid discord (philly.com)
* Initiative banning big box grocers on ballot (venturacountystar.com)
* Greenhouse-grown produce prolongs growing season of local food (crescotimes.com)
* Honey bee crisis threatens English fruit farmers (enn.com)
* [China] Food crunch opens doors to bioengineered crops (news.yahoo.com)

 

People

MATT BISCOTTI, JIM SCHMIDT and GRACY PEREZ are no longer with Sun World International LLC, Coachella, California.

BOB JENKINS is no longer associated with River Ranch Fresh Foods LLC, Salinas, California.

STEVE LACASSE is no longer connected with Joseph P. Sullivan & So., Keene, New Hampshire.

JOE GURRIERI has left CLI Produce Distributors Inc., Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

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