State agencies offer readiness reviews for FSMA inspections
Readiness review offers growers an educational opportunity to make sure they feel prepared for FSMA inspections.
FSMA inspections begin
FSMA inspectors are starting visits to farms, packers.
Defining organics
Northwest tree fruit industry speaks up when Seattle hosts the National Organic Standards Board.
Erika Espinoza, a young grower from Tieton, Washington
family background / Erika grew up in Washington’s Yakima Valley and was trained in business and human resources at Charter
Reducing the risk of listeria: Video
Food safety experts share strategies for monitoring and responding to ‘L. mono.’
Lessons learned from leafy greens
Last year’s E. coli outbreaks in romaine lettuce illustrate the challenges for food safety programs.
National Organic Standards Board discusses sanitizer reviews
Of all the synthetic products allowed in organic food production, sanitizers required for food safety standards are some of the
FDA announces wine grapes among commodities to be exempt from Produce Safety Rule
On March 27, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) issued a statement praising the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s issuance of a
WSTFA offers FSMA training in English and Spanish on April 11, 12; May 2, 3
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association is offering FSMA Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Courses in Spanish on April 11
New Innovator grant targets pesticide residue
Fighting pests by spraying ozonated water and steaming them with hot, highly refined oil vapors: Those are two ideas researcher