It has been a busy couple of months with the holidays and a new design for www.agplus.net being created. My newsletter has suffered from all the extra activity but now that we have completed the new web site design and the holidays are over expect to see more newsletters in your e-mail box. I want to thank all of you who sent e-mail to make sure your name was still on the mailing list. It is nice to be missed.
The articles that I am sending you are linked to the Produce News section of www.agplus.net. You can catch up on the latest news from the industry and around the nation. We are beta testing the new site this week so if you have any feedback, please let us know. The formal launch is January 8, 2007.
British chain Tesco expects to open doors in '07 by David Woodfill
East Valley Tribune
The British supermarket giant Tesco has begun acquiring property throughout metropolitan Phoenix and intends to open its first stores in 2007, development officials said. Nikki Martin, a grocery chain spokeswoman, would not comment on the company's intentions. Officials around the area said Tesco, which is the largest in England and has stores in numerous countries, has begun purchasing or leasing property at least in Phoenix and Mesa. "They've made up their mind. They're out looking for sites," said Paul Katsenes, deputy director of Community and Economic Development in Phoenix. Harold Decker, senior economic development specialist for Mesa, said the company has acquired four parcels of land in the city.
Industry, Government join E. coli fight
Industry, Government join E. coli fight
By LINDA A. JOHNSON ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
TRENTON, N.J. -- In light of food poisoning outbreaks involving spinach and lettuce, the government and the produce industry are scrambling to make leafy greens safer before the spring planting season. New guidelines from the industry are due in April on how to prevent contamination throughout the food chain, from before greens are planted until they reach the dinner table. Members of Congress are asking federal agencies to report on what went wrong and how to fix the problem. Some lawmakers want to replace the patchwork system of federal food regulation with a single agency in charge of what people eat.
