The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has launched a special section of its website to update industry on the Food Safety Modernization Act as it pertains to leafy greens. The new section can be accessed via the homepage of the LGMA at www.lgma.ca.gov.  

Axiall Corp., a new Atlanta-based company created by the merger of Georgia Gulf and PPG Industries in January, provides a safe, simple and cost-effective water treatment option for food packing and fresh-cut industries through its Accu-Tab tablet chlorination system.

BEN VALLEJO, a 15-year veteran with The Oppenheimer Group, was promoted to sales manager of the company's Chino Hills, CA, office, effective April 1.

Mr. Vallejo, who had been an Oppy sales representative since 2007, now leads the seven-person team responsible for marketing the company’s products in the southwestern United States, as well as national foodservice business development.

The Florida legislature agreed to fund $9.5 million in research-related activities to combat HLB, also known as citrus greening, which threatens to wipe out Florida's $9 billion citrus industry and its 76,000 jobs.

With acres and acres of grapevines on the horizon, about 100 golfers teed off Friday, May 3 in Livermore, CA, at the 8th annual Northern California Golf Tournament of the Fresh Produce & Floral Council.

Citing a quartet of unnamed sources, Reuters news service reported Monday, May 6, that Earthbound Farm has hired Barclays bank to entertain offers for the firm. No Earthbound Farm official responded to an inquiry from The Produce News seeking confirmation of the report.