Western Growers’ GreenLink ® Wins the International Association for Food Protection’s 2025 Food Safety Innovation Award
The International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) will present Western Growers with the 2025 Food Safety Innovation Award for its GreenLink® data-sharing platform during IAFP 2025 in Cleveland on July 27-30. “The selection committee is pleased to recognize the Western Growers Association for GreenLink®, a data-sharing program where growers, shippers and processors can anonymously share their data to visualize their data and obtain insights,” wrote IAFP Executive Director Lisa Garcia. The award consists of a plaque and a $2,500 honorarium, and is sponsored by Walmart. Past awardees include the Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness, Vitsab International AB and bioMeriéux. “We are deeply honored to receive the 2025 Food Safety Innovation Award, a testament to GreenLink’s® commitment to
advancing food safety through innovative technology,” said De Ann Davis, Senior Vice President of Science for Western Growers. “By empowering users to harness the power of aggregated data, we’re uniting the industry to identify and design a stronger, safer ecosystem. On behalf of our team, I extend heartfelt gratitude for this recognition and to our dedicated team and industry participants whose expertise, passion and collaboration drive our mission to ensure a safer, healthier food supply.” In 2023, members of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) adopted Western Growers’ proprietary GreenLink® data-sharing platform to collect and analyze food safety data. -Ann Donahue
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