Mark Powers is vice president of the Northwest Horticultural Council. Jim Black Fruit exporters should gear up to label cartons destined for Malaysia in the Bahasa Malaysia language starting August 1, says Mark Powers, vice president with the Northwest Horticultural Council. Initially, the government of Malaysia announced a January 1, 2011, implementation date for the labeling regulation, but it was postponed until July 1. The Hort Council helped arrange for four officials from the Malaysian Ministry of Agriculture to visit fruit packing houses in Washington this spring to learn about the industry’s grading, packing, and labeling processes and the potential […]