Earlier in July of this year, Texas passed a bill—Texas House Bill 2155—that would speed up the inspection of trucks carrying fresh produce over the Texas-Mexico […]
Equitable Food Initiative has released revised certification standards, including a new Ethical Charter Addendum, to help growers demonstrate that they abide by all the principles of […]
According to the World Health Organization, 1 in 10 people in the world (about 600 million) falls victim to illness from contaminated food each year. Of that, […]
When a manufacturing facility conducts microbial testing internally, the lab is expected to have hygiene and pathogen control programs in place and verified for effectiveness. These […]
Organizations are banning together in response to FDA’s long delay in releasing a rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) that addresses food laboratory accreditation […]
On August 21, the second issue of the “Eleven Rivers Growers v2.4 Certification Ceremony” was held, within the framework of the 4th National Convention of Plant […]
On August 21, the Panel: The Keys of Mexican Horticulture from a Business Perspective was held as part of the 4th edition of the National Convention […]
On August 2, the meeting with farmer members of the International Fruit and Vegetable Alliance to Promote Social Responsibility (AHIFORES, in Spanish) was held in Ensenada, […]
On Aug 14-17, 2019, in the city of Culiacán, Sinaloa, Eleven Rivers Growers technical staff was trained in version 3.1 of PrimusGFS Certification Scheme. In this […]
On August 2, in the facilities of the Research Center for Food and Development (CIAD, A.C.) the event: “The Impact of Standards in the Agri-food Sector” […]
Axis lll. Packaging, Storage and Transportation System 3.4 Hygiene 3.4.1 Preventive plan and control measures Document and implement a hygiene plan and include a procedure to […]