Value-added Food Products News

UMass Amherst Researchers Find New Food Safety Rules Can Cost Small and Mid-Sized Businesses Big Money

Check out the UMass Amherst news release about a recently published paper by Prof. Amanda Kinchla, Dr. Jill Ann Fitzsimmons and Christina Allingham regarding cost implications for small processors implementing a food safety plan.

Local growers and food businesses have been in the spotlight lately. Their resiliency is an integral part of the Massachusetts food system. The newly released Massachusetts Food Processors Resource Guide supports new and growing value-added agricultural and entrepreneurial food businesses.