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Sal Vacca, the former owner of A.J. Trucco located on Hunts Point Terminal Market in the Bronx, NY, died March 22. He was 93.

Mr. Vacca retired in 2015 from a company he has been so deeply involved with since it was formed in 1960.

The FDA Final Rule on FSMA Section 204 published in November 2022 adds the requirement to capture and record Critical Tracking Events or CTE’s. The FDA defines a “Critical Tracking Event” to mean an event in the food supply chain involving the harvesting, pre-packing cooling, and initial packing of a Raw Agricultural Commodity, which applies to any food “not obtained from a fishing vessel, shipping, receiving, or transformation of the food.”

In a lightning fast educational session, Texas International Produce Association President and CEO Dante Galeazzi laid out an expansive list of accomplishments and goals for the organization’s advocacy program during the recent Viva Fresh Expo.

As plant-based and vegetarian meals continue to gain in popularity, world-class athletes are helping to lead the trend by abandoning traditional meat protein-based diets for plant-based ones and touting their benefits for health and athletic performance.