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USDA Establishes Fresh Produce Quality Monitoring Program
WASHINGTON -- In response to the processed and fresh fruit and vegetable industry's need to supplement internal quality control programs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has established a new Quality Monitoring Program (QMP) that permits companies to submit specific processed produce samples for review to graders from USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). -
Raley's Launches Private Label Organic/Natural Products
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Raley's here has officially rolled out over 100 organic and natural items under the Full Circle brand at 124 Raley's, Bel Air Markets, and Nob Hill Foods stores in northern California and Nevada. The products are integrated throughout the stores, sitting on shelves beside national brands.