The Western Food Safety Summit at Hartnell College will go virtual on May 5-6, inviting attendees from across California and the entire country to view live presentations from industry-leading scientists, managers and executives.

The two-day event will use the online Zoom platform to explore strategic field-to-fork innovations in soil and water management, equipment and technology, while assuring the safety of presenters and attendees amid the ongoing pandemic.

The registration deadline is April 15, and a discounted early-bird price of $250 is available through Feb. 28. Space is limited

Kwik Lok has joined the U.S. Plastics Pact, a collaborative, solutions-driven initiative rooted in four ambitious goals intended to drive significant systems change by unifying diverse cross-sector approaches, setting a national strategy, and creating scalable solutions to create a path forward toward a circular economy for plastics in the United States by 2025. The first North American Pact of its kind, the U.S. Pact is a collaboration led by The Recycling Partnership, World Wildlife Fund, and Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

As a member of the U.S. Pact, Kwik Lok joins more than 70 brands

United Natural Foods Inc. released its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance Report, which showcases the company’s bold commitments to building a brighter future, transforming today’s foodscape by delivering greater freedom of food choice and by taking innovative action on global social and environmental issues. In the report, UNFI not only highlights the substantial progress made in 2020, including the creation of a CEO-led executive steering committee and completion of a full materiality assessment, but also outlines its strategic and data-driven 2030 goals which will accelerate positive

West Pak Avocado, the global supplier of premium avocados, is pleased to unveil its inaugural sustainability report. The report covers West Pak’s domestic and international operations, which consists of the company’s headquarters, regional offices, packing houses, and ripening and distribution centers. Dubbed Growing a Legacy of Responsibility the report is designed to communicate West Pak’s sustainability commitments, efforts, and performance to its various stakeholders. 

“We support responsible sourcing, sustainable agriculture, and a deeply rooted respect for people along the entire value

Retail promotion directors for the Idaho Potato Commission are used to being road warriors. They’re also used to doing whatever it takes to get retailers what they need. So when much of the country abruptly shut down for Covid last spring, the IPC promotion directors were fully prepared to switch gears, working from home to ensure retailers could continue to provide Idaho potatoes to their customers.

And thanks to IPC’s immediate actions in early March, the potatoes kept moving, said IPC president and CEO Frank Muir.

“When the government was shutting down restaurants in March, we knew that

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on Wayne Bailey Inc. in Chadbourn, NC, for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. These sanctions include barring the business and the principal operators of the business from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.

WBI failed to pay $8.18 million to 46 sellers for produce that was purchased, received and accepted in interstate and foreign commerce from June 2015 to April 2018. This is in violation of the PACA. WBI cannot operate in the produce industry until Dec. 31, 2022, and