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NEWS ABOUT: produce

produce stories: 10 news summaries

 What'd Michelle 
 Buy at Farmers 
 Market? Kale 

No produce yet from White House's own garden, however

Sep 17, 09 7:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - The farmers market Michelle Obama has been pushing for opened near the White House today, Eleanor Barkhorn writes for the Atlantic—though without any produce from the first lady’s own much-publicized garden. Mrs. O was among the first customers, and though she skipped the “Beets Even the President... More »

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Michelle Obama • produce • farmers markets • potatoes • kale • trends • beets • White House garden • hot peppers • cherry tomatoes

After E. Coli Outbreaks, Food Industry Looks to Tracing Tech

Labeling system would pinpoint the source

Aug 3, 09 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the wake of health scares like the 2006 E. coli outbreak traced to tainted spinach, the food industry is scrambling to reassure the public—and hoping to head off a congressional response, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Voluntary efforts are under way to make tracing easier. For example,... More »

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E. coli • FDA • spinach • produce • food industry • HarvestMark

 Finally, a 'Leak-Proof' Tomato  


Apr 28, 09 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dutch scientists say they've built a better tomato, ABC News reports. The “Intense” variety is being heralded as “leak-proof” and an end to soggy sandwiches by Tesco, the British supermarket chain that will sell it. The tomato—the result of a Dutch seed-breeding program—leaks virtually none of... More »

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Netherlands • produce • tomatoes • supermarket • sandwich • soggy • juice • food science • Bayer AG

glossies

Look for Black Widows
in Your Grapes


Apr 3, 09 7:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spiders are hitching rides into grocery stores on organically grown grapes, and growers can't find a way to stop them, Gourmet reports. The problem is, spiders are helpful: They feast on bugs that feast on grapes, allowing growers to avoid pesticides. But stores from Boston to South Africa are... More »

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organic food • produce • grapes • spiders • Black Widow

EU Repeals Straight Banana, Curvy Cucumber Laws

Rules set tight standards for produce size, shape, color

Dec 2, 08 11:31 AM CST
(Newser) - The EU took a U-turn on curved cucumbers and bent bananas and voted to repeal strict laws that ban the sale of imperfect produce, the Washington Post reports. Shops are barred from selling cauliflower less than 4.33 inches in diameter and not-green-enough asparagus until July, when such laws—long... More »

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food • law • European Union • produce • fruits and vegetables • regulations

Feds Mandate Nation-of-Origin Labels for Meat, Produce

But new law covers as little as possible: critics

Sep 14, 08 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Grocery shoppers will soon be able to tell their Argentine steak from their Midwest chicken at a glance, as a new federal law mandating nation-of-origin labels kicks in Sept. 30. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) will cover everything from fruit and nuts to beef, lamb, and chicken, reports the Chicago ... More »

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food • law • meat • produce • label • beef recall • imported food • country of origin

 FDA Approves Irradiation 
 of Spinach, Lettuce 

Practice common in meat coming soon to produce aisle

Aug 21, 08 3:47 PM CDT
(AP) - Consumers worried about salad safety may soon be able to buy fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce zapped with just enough radiation to kill E. coli and a few other germs. The Food and Drug Administration will issue a new regulation tomorrow allowing spinach- and lettuce-sellers to take that extra step,... More »

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E. coli • FDA • food safety • produce • outbreak • irradiation

You Say Tomato, the FDA Says There's Another Culprit Here

Feds eye other produce as salmonella source

Jul 2, 08 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Health officials are looking into produce other than tomatoes as the source of the recent salmonella outbreak, reports the Los Angeles Times. With much of the tomato harvest wrapped up and new cases emerging, the FDA is investigating produce typically served with tomatoes, though officials refuse to say what that... More »

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FDA • produce • tomatoes • salmonella • farmer • outbreak

OPINION

Global Food Chain Ensures Ills Never Go Out of Season

Local sources look ever better considering price and risk, as tomatoes show

Jun 11, 08 1:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - On the heels of a tomato scare, US consumers need to look closely at the risks and ever-rising costs of the global network that supplies produce no matter the season, Tim Rutten writes in the Los Angeles Times. "When one packer's tainted produce goes to three or four countries,... More »

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produce • tomatoes • salmonella • fruits and vegetables • local produce

(Newser) - Still smarting from this fall's E. coli outbreaks, the produce industry is trying to coax Americans into eating their greens again with high-tech solutions. Companies like Dole and Western Growers are using radio-frequency tags and GPS surveillance to track veggies as they move from farm to grocery store. More »

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food • agriculture • E. coli • consumer • food contamination • produce • contamination

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