Garden Grove, CA-based LQNN, Inc. has issued a recall for about 213,192 pounds of chicken, beef and pork products that were produced without the benefit of inspection and misbranded because of the unauthorized use of a USDA mark of inspection, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Wednesday.
With a goal of increasing milk consumption in schools, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) are throwing their support behind new legislation introduced this week that focuses on preserving the traditional role of milk with school food programs while complying with the recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA).
Baby food producer Beech-Nut Nutrition Company announced it has now listed the percentage of each ingredient for all of its jars and pouches on its website and staking claim as the first US baby food company to provide this information.
As more consumers gravitate towards purchasing more natural and organic products, the Sterling-Rice Group has identified the top nine trends in this segment that are meeting consumer needs in 2015.
FDA proposed a rule this week that would require animal drug sponsors of all antimicrobials sold or distributed for use in food-producing animals to obtain estimates of sales by major food-producing species (cattle, swine, chickens and turkeys).
Describing it as an “agonizing decision,” Blue Bell Creameries announced its first layoffs in 108 years of business, cutting more than one-third of its workforce after the company stopped production and initiated a full recall in April when some of its products were linked to an outbreak of Listeriosis.
Boasting a commitment to consumer-centric innovations, chocolate manufacturer The Hershey Company will debut a new line of products and innovations this week at the National Confectioners Association’s annual Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago.
Almond milk and other dairy alternatives are consistently being stocked in household refrigerators nationwide. As a result the US beverage market has shifted to favor these alternatives, according to Dairy and Dairy Alternative Beverage Trends in the US, a new report by market researcher Packaged Facts.
The World Trade Organization has rejected the United States’ appeal of last year’s decision regarding the US country-of-origin labeling law, or COOL law, ruling Monday that the law discriminates against Canadian and Mexican livestock.