Hearing to Review the Legal and Technological Capacity for Full Traceability in Fresh Produce

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture held a hearing to review issues related to the traceability of fresh produce, particularly in cases related to foodborne illnesses. Subcommittee Chairman Dennis Cardoza (D-CA) called the hearing in the wake the recent outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul illnesses first thought to be associated with tomatoes and later linked to jalapeño and serrano peppers from Mexico.