HOW TO PREPARE YOUR BUSINESSFOR A FOOD SAFETY RECALL:Follow these tips to ensure your operation is ready in the event the FDA comes calling

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THE PROSPECT OF A RECALL IS UNSETTLING and can happen no matter how well growers and packers manage their food safety practices. Stone fruit growers can relate.Last year, Wawona Packing Company of Cutler, CA, voluntarily recalled whole white and yellow peaches, white and yellow nectarines, plums, and pluots due to possible contamination with with Listeria monocytogenes. The company shut down the packing lines,retrofitted equipment, sanitized the facility, and worked with experts to make further improvements to its food safety program.