House hearing on produce safety

I flew into town too late to cover the hearing in person, but this morning the House Agriculture Subcommittee Horticulture and Organic Agriculture had a public hearing on the industry's response "to the safety of fresh and fresh-cut produce."

Here is the testimony of Lloyd Day, Administrator of the AMS.

Here are the remarks of Robert Whitaker, vice president of processing and technology for NewStar Fresh Foods, Salinas.

Here are the remarks of Joseph Pezzini, vice president of operations for Ocean Mist Farms.

Here are the remarks of Lorna Christie, senior vice president for the Produce Marketing Association.

Here is the link to Dr. David Acheson of the FDA, published as pdf in Fresh Produce Google Groups.


I expect to pull together some coverage of the hearing for The Packer later this week.


Finally, here are the remarks of Testimony of Caroline Smith DeWaal, director of food safety for the Center for Science in the Public Interest.