date:Mar 07, 2013
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The guidance will serve as a complement to the cantaloupe-growing guidance already published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said Ray Gilmer, vice president of Issues Management and Communication for United Fresh Produce Association. Two more guidance documents one by the California cantaloupe industry and one by the Eastern U.S. industry are due out in the near future.
These initiatives by the industry are an effort to work together to make sure every cantaloupe grower in the U.