Nutrition Science Focuses On White Vegetables In Supporting A Healthy, Well-Balanced Diet

Potatoes and other white vegetables are just as important to a healthy diet as their colorful cousins in the produce aisle, according to the authors of a scientific supplement published in the peer-reviewed journal, Advances in Nutrition…

Supermarkets, Farmers Focus On Produce Safety

Shoppers will continue to see the Fresh Local Produce sign in supermarkets, but stores will increasingly require growers to show proof of good agricultural practices, according to Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences researchers…

United Fresh Produce Association Foundation Helps Launch Let’s Move Salad Bars To Schools Initiative

The United Fresh Produce Association Foundation joined First Lady Michelle Obama at the Riverside Elementary School in Miami, Florida as a new coalition of public and private sector partners launched the Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools initiative…

Listeria Found In Texas Processed Celery Plant, FDA Confirms

Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium capable of causing illness, sometimes severe and even fatal, was found in processed celery and in several locations at the SanGar Fresh Cut Produce plant, San Antonio, Texas, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced…

Listeria Found In Texas Processed Celery Plant, FDA Confirms

Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium capable of causing illness, sometimes severe and even fatal, was found in processed celery and in several locations at the SanGar Fresh Cut Produce plant, San Antonio, Texas, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced…