Tanimura & Antle Butter Lettuce Certified as Pesticide Residue Free

<p>Tanimura &amp; Antle's Hydroponic Butter Lettuce has been independently certified as Pesticide Residue Free. This industry leader is the first to obtain this certification for greenhouse grown lettuce. Tanimura &amp; Antle lettuce packages will feature a new certification mark alerting shoppers to this unique product benefit, according to a press release. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>“Our greenhouse operation uses minimal controls in the growing cycle, as the growing environment is closed and generally pest free,” according to Diana McClean, Director of Marketing for Tanimura &amp; Antle. “This certification independently assures consumers that our greenhouse grown lettuce does not have pesticide residue.” </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Emeryville, California-based SCS Global Services (SCS), conducted the Pesticide Residue Free certification. The assessment process screens for high risk pesticides, predicts critical stages in the spraying and harvesting cycle, and tests the final product to ensure that the produce is free of pesticide residues, based on the strict limit-of-detection standard of 0.01 ppm or less. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Tanimura &amp; Antle Hydroponic Butter lettuce is packaged year-round from its Livingston, Tennessee greenhouse. The item is available in a 1-count clamshell and a 3-count club-pack at retail stores across the United States. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Tanimura &amp; Antle will present new packaging highlighting this certification at the 2013 Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit in New Orleans, Booth 1441. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Congratulations Tanimura &amp; Antle, on your recent certification!</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.scsglobalservices.com/eliminate-pesticides-from-your-food " target="_new"> SCS Global Services </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.taproduce.com/trade/commodities.php " target="_new"> Tanimura &amp; Antle </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">