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Ferrara Candy to closing Minnesota manufacturing plant

Ferrara Candy to close Minnesota manufacturing plant

March 3, 2016

The Ferrara Candy Company plans to end production at its Winona, MN candy plant in April and move operations to the company’s facility near Chicago.

Iowa State University receives FDA grant to build food safety center

Jeremy Gerrard

March 2, 2016

FDA awarded Iowa State University a three-year, $950,000 grant to construct a regional food safety center.

Senate committee passes GMO labeling bill

Jeremy Gerrard

March 1, 2016

Time may soon expire for states wishing to implement mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods.

National committee to address Listeria control

Jeremy Gerrard

March 1, 2016

The National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI) will host a two-day public meeting to review Listeria monocytogenes.

List of recalled blue cheese products expands

Jeremy Gerrard

February 29, 2016

Maytag Dairy Farms is expanding its voluntary recall because the products could potentially be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Perdue expands antibiotic-free poultry products

Jeremy Gerrard

February 29, 2016

Perdue Farms says more than 200 poultry products are now being produced without the use of antibiotics.

E. coli outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts

Jeremy Gerrard

February 29, 2016

A second outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts is under investigation by state and federal health officials after infecting nine people in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Study: Consumers ditching meat for plant proteins

Jeremy Gerrard

February 26, 2016

A growing segment of consumers are relying less on animal proteins such as beef, poultry, pork or seafood when it comes to meeting their nutrition needs.