U.S. cheese production saw its first decline in 17 years in 2001, dropping almost 98 million lbs., or 1.2 percent, to 8.15 billion, U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates show, but
A call for entries has been issued for the Fifteenth DuPont Awards for Innovation in Packaging. The DuPont Awards is an international industry competition to recognizing innovation in food processing
Major expansion is underway at Glanbia Ingredients Inc.'s whey processing facility in Gooding, Idaho, as the firm seeks to satisfy growing demand for the protein derivative lactoferrin. The plant has
U.S. farms, processors, restaurants and supermarkets can take a number of steps to better protect the nation's food supply, including conducting criminal background checks on employees, safeguarding water supplies and
A tractor-trailer filled with more than 600 cases of cookies, snack cakes, donuts and other baked treats left Davenport, Iowa, bound for the 5,500 sailors aboard the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt,
Workplace injury and illness rates declined in 2000 to their lowest levels since the 1970s, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LBS). Although the number of injuries and illness
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says its inspectors will continue to test for Salmonella in meat grinding plants, and won't hesitate to shut down plants that don't meet food
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has delayed by a year the implementation date of the final rule on retained water in raw meat and poultry products until Jan.
Centennial Foods of Calgary opened its new food processing plant in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The plant will employ up to 190 people to make frozen meat products for markets in North
B2B e-commerce won't become a reality unless manufacturers and retailers learn to trust each other enough to share information, according to a new "e-readiness study" conducted by Roland Berger &
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