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Nestlé India says the company will destroy its popular MAGGI Noodles products worth about $50 million it removed from shelves this month after India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority enacted a sales ban on the products for unsafe levels of lead.

Taking another step toward removing trans fats in food, FDA said Tuesday it has determined partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the primary dietary source of artificial trans fat in processed foods, are not “generally recognized as safe” or GRAS for use in human food.

With 85 percent of available space already sold out, the International Dairy Show is set to be the largest since 2009 when it was a part of the Worldwide Food Expo.

 The equipment used in processing and packaging was kept in the basement—a hot and humid area. 

 Capable of delivering up to 43,200 pieces per hour, the new line surpasses an industry average of 36,000 for this segment. 

 The COOL law would require a label to be placed on meat packages detailing where an animal was born, raised and slaughtered. 

 Classico and reCAP are engaging consumers using the hashtag #ClassicoMakeItYourOwn, posting pictures, ideas and recipes on all social media fronts. 

 The San Francisco Board of supervisors voted last week on a trio of measures. 

 The group urges FDA to revoke its 1964 approval allowing seven flavorings to be used in food and overturn the industry’s 1974 self-approval of the eighth synthetic flavor.