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Produce Show Daily Sunday, October 16, 2016 2 0 ECGA CERTIFIED: THE GOLD STANDARD IN CANTALOUPE SAFETY Formed in 2012, the Eastern Cantaloupe Growers Association is a group of commit- ted growers who strive to enhance consumer and retail confidence in the Eastern cantaloupe market and supply chain. In order to build consumer confidence, ECGA™ members developed and committed to stricter food safety standards including unannounced audits at their farms and packing facilities. The ECGA requires Global Food Safety Initiative bench-marked audits as the baseline for food safety audit stan- dards. Utilizing the Commodity Specific Guidelines for the Production, Harvest and Post Harvest Handling of Cantaloupes created by the National Cantaloupe Guidance as the base food safety guidance, ECGA amended and added food safety protocols and metrics specific to Eastern cantaloupe production under an ECGA rider to the GFSI audit. ECGA certification also requires growers to have an unannounced audit during their harvest season. The ECGA Standard offers can- taloupe buyers assurance that the can- taloupes have been properly grown, har- vested and packaged. Buy with confi- dence; buy ECGA certified. The follow- ing farms are ECGA certified: ALABAMA Forrester Produce Columbia, AL 334.726.2700 FLORIDA Sweet Life Farms Plant City, FL 813.719.1938 www.sweetlifefarms.com GEORGIA Charles Sumner Farm Omega, GA 229.402.0752 Docia Farms Tifton, GA 229.382.3872 Mobley Plant Company Moultrie, GA 863.646.0800 Quality Produce, LLC Tifton, GA 229.382.4454 Spring Hill Produce, LLC Tifton, GA 229.382.4454 Steve Sumner Farms Omega, GA 229.387.5271 Sweet Dixie Melon Company Tifton, GA 229.387.7577 www.sweetdixiemelon.com INDIANA Frey Farms Poseyville, IN 812.874.3373 www.freyfarms.com J&J Farming Oaktown, IN 812.890.1175 Melon Acres, Inc Oaktown, IN 812.745.2807 www.melonacres.com Mouzin Brother Farms, LLC Vincennes, IN 812.882.4967 Oaktown Produce Oaktown, IN 812.887.2508 Williams Produce Oaktown, IN 812.881.7603 Wonning Melon Farms, Inc Vincennes, IN 812.887.2508 MICHIGAN D. Stahl Farms Blissfield, MI 517.490.6339 Stahl Farm & Greenhouse Deersfield, MI 517.403.2601 NORTH CAROLINA Jackson Farming Company Autryville, NC 910.567.2202 www.jfcmelons.com ECGA Certified Growers represent near- ly 5,000 acres of production in the Eastern U.S. and can supply retailers throughout the growing season. Visit ECGA at booth #3429. For more infor- mation, visit www.easterncantaloupe.com. FRESH ORIGINS' HERB CRYSTALS HABANERO: A BLAST OF SWEET HEAT Habanero is Fresh Origins' newest flavor in its lineup of Herb Crystals ® , Flower Crystals ® and Fruit Crystals ® . They are zesty and crunchy with just the right amount of heat and sweetness. This all- natural orange-colored flavor Crystal has an authentic fresh pepper flavor-kick that will add excitement to any food from sweet to savory, including salads, meats, seafood, pastry, fresh fruit, gelato, choco- late and more. What a great way to acti- vate pain receptor pathways to cause a release of feel-good endorphins! 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