WASHINGTON - Food-safety legislation looked doomed last week but in a surprise move the U.S. Senate passed it by unanimous consent the evening of Dec. 19.

TAMPA, FL -- Florida growers have now had a few days to survey the damage from a pair of unprecedented early-season cold snaps the weeks of Dec. 6 and Dec. 13, and one thing has become clear: Nothing will become clear for a few more days.

Liz Compton of the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services told The Produce News Dec. 20, "We're really not going to know anything until the end of the week or the beginning of next week."

Julia Inestroza and Tracie Levin have been selected to receive the third annual Produce Marketing Association Foundation for Industry Talent's Tip Murphy Scholarship for Leadership Excellence.

 

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