The Packer Extra - Sept. 8

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This Sept. 8 edition of The Packer Extra sponsored by:

Famous Software
RJO Produce Marketing
Ballantine Produce
Maxco Packaging
YottaMark


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FDA mobile lab running tests in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. - Food and Drug Administration investigators are in Salinas, using a $4 million mobile lab to test tomatoes, hot peppers, leafy greens and other fresh produce linked to foodborne illness outbreaks during a monthlong examination. Go here for the story.


Input on new FDA GAPs deemed critical
In a move signaling a desire to update 10-year-old industry guidance for good agricultural practices, the Food and Drug Administration is seeking public input on its 1998 version of GAPs for fresh fruits and vegetables. Go here for the story.

Organic supplier adds conventional bananas
Organics Unlimited, a San Diego-based organic fruit supplier, is making a three-year break into the conventional banana category, introducing its line of Fruti Fresh brand bananas in late August. Go here for the story.

Western Growers backs McCain-Palin ticket
Grower-shippers could anticipate a more sympathetic ear at the White House if Sen. John McCain is elected president in November, said Tom Nassif, president and chief executive officer of Western Growers, Irvine, Calif., and a delegate at the Republican National Convention. Go here for the story.

Philly produce terminal to be ready in 2010
With the Sept. 4 groundbreaking for a new Philadelphia terminal market a reality, produce wholesalers say they're ready to see construction begin on a modern produce distribution facility. Go here for the story.