Spokane Produce, Inc.

The Defense Commissary Agency’s Freedom’s Choice enhanced water label was awarded a 2020 Gold Vertex Award for packaging design. This year’s competition included more than 400 entries from 27 countries and 49 retailers.

CLICK2GO, the Defense Commissary Agency’s online ordering/curbside pickup grocery service, returned Aug. 4 to the Fort Lee Commissary in Virginia following a yearlong absence.

Effective Aug. 5, the Defense Commissary Agency is voluntarily recalling a specific lot number of TopCare Allergy Tablets due to improperly sealed packages.

The Defense Commissary Agency is issuing an internal recall of two varieties of frozen José Olé Taquitos because they may be contaminated with extraneous material, according to a recall notice from the Defense Commissary Agency’s food safety office sent Aug. 4.

Marine Sgt. Maj. Michael R. Saucedo is the Defense Commissary Agency’s new senior enlisted advisor to the director. He reports to the agency in September.

Army Command Sgt. Maj. Tomeka N. O’Neal will become the new command senior enlisted leader for the Defense Logistics Agency, completing her tenure as the Defense Commissary Agency’s senior enlisted advisor.

Thomson International, Inc. is voluntarily recalling red, yellow, white and sweet yellow onions because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent Aug. 2.

The Defense Commissary Agency’s newest commissary opened for business July 29 at the NATO Industrial Complex (NIC), Brunssum, in the Netherlands.

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is proud to join the U.S. Coast Guard in observing its 230th birthday on Aug. 4.

Commissary shoppers can now ask for and get a direct response to their questions or comments when they fill out their Defense Commissary Agency purchaser survey.

Hostess Brands, LLC is voluntarily recalling specific Hostess Raspberry Zinger products because they may develop mold prior to the “best by” date, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent July 21.

Commissary produce personnel and industry partners are working through challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure the military stores are well-stocked with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables.

With more than 28 years of Army service behind him, Sgt. Maj. Matthew Baller, has spent a career working with the broad diversity of civilian and military personnel alike. As the Defense Commissary Agency’s new senior enlisted advisor for overseas commissary store operations, those skills will come in handy as he helps DeCA maintain and improve a world class commissary benefit.

Fresh Express announced corrected information to its initial June 28 voluntary recall of some salad products containing iceberg lettuce, red cabbage and/or carrots produced at its Streamwood, Illinois, facility due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora, according to an updated Department of D