Hellman’s launches eggless spread after mayo battle Jeremy Gerrard February 2, 2016 Unilever—parent company of Hellman’s mayonnaise—has launched a new eggless, vegan sandwich spread.Read More
Industry groups applaud COOL repeal January 26, 2016 Congress's end-of-the-year spending bill included a suspension of the country-of-origin labeling law. Read More
Pinnacle Foods recalls more than 500,000 pounds of chili Jeremy Gerrard January 25, 2016 Pinnacle Foods, Inc. has issued a recall for approximately 549,539 pounds of chili products due to misbranding. Read More
Industry groups applaud COOL repeal January 19, 2016 Approved in December, Congress’s end-of-the-year spending bill included a suspension of the country-of-origin labeling law (COOL).Read More
TECH FLASH ‘Natural’ labels fall short of consumer expectations Consumers don’t believe chicken plumped with added saltwater solutions should display a ‘natural’ label. Jeremy Gerrard January 12, 2016 USDA estimates 25 percent of all ready-to-cook poultry products are enhanced with saltwater to make the meat tastier and juicier.Read More
TECH FLASH Campbell will disclose GMOs on products Breaking away from its peers, the soup company says it will support a federal legislation establishing a mandatory labeling standard. Jeremy Gerrard January 12, 2016 If a federal solution cannot be established in a reasonable amount of time, Campbell is prepared to disclose the presence of GMOs on the labels of all its US products that contain them.Read More
Campbell’s supports mandatory GMO labeling, will disclose GMOs on products Jeremy Gerrard January 8, 2016 The Campbell Soup Company says it fully supports federal legislation that would establish a single mandatory labeling standard for GMOs Read More
TECH FLASH Obama signs Omnibus Appropriations bill into law GMO labeling was left out while a repeal of COOL requirements made it in Jeremy Gerrard December 28, 2015 The federal spending bill will fund the government through 2016. Read More
Mars recalls Dove Chocolate Snowflakes Jeremy Gerrard December 21, 2015 Approximately 6,700 cases of Dove Chocolate Assortment Snowflakes have been recalled. Read More
Omnibus bill contains repeal of COOL law Jeremy Gerrard December 17, 2015 Congress attached a repeal of the country-of-origin labeling (COOL) program to the year-end omnibus federal spending bill. Read More