General Mills Cereals announced Monday it has committed to removing all artificial flavors and colors from its entire portfolio of cereal brands that include household names such as Lucky Charms, Resee’s Puffs and Trix among others.
The US House of Representatives passed “The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015,” the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA-2015) bill, by a vote of 218-208 last week.
FDA has finalized its labeling rules for foods containing allergens—including common types such as milk, eggs, peanuts and shellfish—which allows food manufacturers to qualify for a labeling exemption if they can prove an ingredient is modified so that it no longer presents a risk to allergic consumers.
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, has released two study guides to accompany PMMI’s Mechatronics Certificate tests - Industrial Electricity 1 and Mechanical Components 1.
Duravant, a global engineered equipment manufacturer serving the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, said Thursday it has acquired the Spanish company Mespack, a manufacturer of flexible packaging equipment specializing in horizontal form-fill-seal technologies for flexible sachet, pouch and stick packs.
California poultry producer Foster Farms says suspended five employees this week after an animal rights group released undercover footage of chickens being abused.
The new report shows US biobased products industry contributes $369 billion, 4 million jobs to American economy
June 18, 2015
USDA has released a new report detailing the progress of the US biobased industry which the government agency says is generating substantial economic activity and jobs in the US.
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