Former President Bill Clinton has been widely criticized for his last-minute presidential pardons but at least one was justified: his pardon of saccharin, falsely accused as a human carcinogen.
Americans aren't sure what organic foods and beverages are, but are quite sure that they are better for them than non-organic foods, according to a recent study that Roper Starch Worldwide, Inc. conducted for organic food maker Walnut Acres.
Three major food processors recently announced the closures of two plants each, though the reasons for the shutdowns varied. General Mills blamed sagging sales of Mexican food ingredients for the
By the end of March, doctors of veterinary medicine are expected to be deployed to the 15 district office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service
An August completion is expected for a new whey processing facility at Leprino Foods Co.'s Waverly, N.Y., mozzarella plant. The drying system will be housed in a 30,000 sq. ft.
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,
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