News - Articles - Page 376 | Food Engineering

Cargill eliminates 20 percent of shared-class antibiotics used for beef cattle

March 9, 2016

Cargill announced it is eliminating 20 percent of shared-class antibiotics from its four feed yards in Texas, Kansas and Colorado, and four additional feed yards operated by Friona Industries.

General Mills to double organic acreage to meet product demand

Jeremy Gerrard

March 9, 2016

General Mills says it is committed to doubling its organic acreage, meeting a goal of 250,000 acres by 2019.

COOL requirements for meat officially repealed

Jeremy Gerrard

March 8, 2016

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is issuing a final rule amending the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) regulations.

Smucker announces leadership changes

Jeremy Gerrard

March 8, 2016

The J.M. Smucker Company is implementing a new leadership transition plan that names Mark T. Smucker as CEO, replacing his uncle Richard K. Smucker.

ISA Automation conference to highlight challenges in food industry

Jeremy Gerrard

March 8, 2016

The 2016 ISA Food and Pharmaceutical Industries (FPID) Symposium will be held March 14-15 in Cork, Ireland.

Food safety alert: Chicken nuggets recalled for possible metal contamination

Jeremy Gerrard

March 8, 2016

USDA has issued a health alert to notify the public of a recall involving approximately 103, 752 pounds of chicken nugget products.

Feds reach agreement with cheese manufacturer tied to Listeria outbreak

Delaware cheese manufacturer tied to Listeria outbreak fined $100K

Jeremy Gerrard

March 7, 2016

A federal judge ordered Delaware-based Roos Foods Inc. to pay $100,000 for its role as the source of a 2014 Listeria outbreak.

USDA issues report on Indiana bird flu

Jeremy Gerrard

March 7, 2016

APHIS released a preliminary epidemiology report for the highly pathogenic avian influenza and low pathogenic avian influenza cases in Indiana.

NAMI releases 2015 Meat & Poultry Facts

Jeremy Gerrard

March 7, 2016

The 2015 edition of the North American Meat Institute’s (NAMI) Meat & Poultry Facts is now available.

Court orders Hormel to pay workers for time spent putting on uniforms

Jeremy Gerrard

March 4, 2016

Hormel Foods Corp. must compensate its workers for time spent changing into and out of required clothing and equipment, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.