A group of about 15 attended a plant tour and meeting July 25 at the San Juan Bautista-based organic grower-shipper. They included representatives of SmartWash Solutions, Taylor Farms, Ready Pac Foods, Field Fresh Foods, Club Chef and Yum! Brands.
Will Daniels, senior vice president for operations at Earthbound Farm, announced plans for the meeting in May during the Food Safety Summit in Baltimore. Daniels and Larry Smith, senior manager of maintenance, led a discussion of wash technology at Earthbound.
Steven Swarts, director of business development for Salinas-based SmartWash Solutions, welcomed the meeting.
“Any time we can all come together, share best practices and work together to improve food safety, it’s a benefit to all the companies involved,” Swarts said.
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