SEPTEMBER /OCTOBER 2023 CONTENTS COLUMNS The Process 4 Center for Produce Safety 18 PMMI 20 DEPARTMENTS The Pulse Calendar 6 Advertiser Index What's on the Web ON THE COVER BEST PRACTICES FOR FRESH-CUT, FROZEN AND PROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES // SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2023 FROM RAW TO READY 22 23 23 23 Powering production SORTER HELPS FARM SHIFT INTO HIGH GEAR 12 16 FEATURES 6 A century of sustainability Duda Farm Fresh Foods focusing on future with recycling goals 8 Safety starts with sanitation Proper cleaning requires communication, consistency 12 Sorting solutions Equipment advances fuel growth of South Carolina canning operation 16 Waste not, cut costs Tips to reduce food waste during processing SUBSCRIBE TODAY! PRODUCE PROCESSING 3 ALSO INSIDE: RECYCLING GOALS DRIVE COMPANY'S FUTURE FOCUS TIPS TO CUT FOOD WASTE SETTING SANITATION GOALS McCall Farms in Effingham, South Carolina, increased its annual production of green beans from 18 million cans to 204 million with the help of a TOMRA 5B optical sorting machine. Photo courtesy of TOMRA Food. PRODUCE PROCESSING P.O. BOX 128 SPARTA, MI 49345 ELECTRONIC SERVICE REQUESTED