In 2012, industry (comprised of manufacturing, agriculture, mining and construction) accounted for about one-third (30.6 quads) of the US’s total primary energy consumption, according to a recently released DOE report entitled “Barriers to Industrial Energy Efficiency.”
Mondelez International said it plans to become the global leader in well-being snacks by having 50 percent of its portfolio in this category by 2020. The company also committed to optimizing its existing e-commerce platforms and broaden its portfolio, targeting all consumers in response to shifts in income distribution.
A Texas woman is the second person to die related to a nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Poona infections stemming from tainted cucumbers, according to CDC.
USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has posted revisions to 33 fresh fruit and vegetable grade standards, ten fresh fruit and vegetable for processing grade standards, and three nut and specialty crops grade standards.
In mid June the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final determination that removes partially hydrogenated oils (PHO), the primary source of artificial trans fats in processed food, from the “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) list of human food ingredients.
A big step in terms of food safety and foodborne illness prevention, FDA announced Thursday it has finalized two of seven major rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
Agricultural producers are celebrating a federal judge's ruling that has blocked, at least temporarily, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) implementation of the Waters of the U.S. regulation, which would give the federal government new power to regulate streams and wetlands under the Clean Water Act.
Dutch brewing company Heineken has purchased a 50 percent stake in the California-based Lagunitas Brewing Company to capitalize on the growing American craft beer movement.
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