Do you work in or around produce food safety? We have a new project that wants to know what produce safety concerns keep you up at night! In this anonymous online survey you will be asked to rank your top five produce safety… Continue Reading
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing a new rule on produce traceability under FSMA. This new rule will impact most wholesale fruit and vegetable growers in New Jersey and some retail growers. There is a 120-day (until January… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Delaware and Maryland continue to have stay-at-home orders. Social distancing, face mask use, and increased hand washing/sanitizing will be the new norm for this season. The goal is to prevent the spread… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu COVID-19 will pose additional challenges for produce growers this season. The good news is that there is no evidence of the spread of the virus in food and with produce specifically. However,… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu The CDC now recommends wearing cloth face coverings in settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, especially in areas of significant community-based transmission of COVID-19. For agriculture this would… Continue Reading
