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Graham, Washington-based Kapowsin Meats has issued a recall for approximately 116,262 pounds of whole hogs that may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

The Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (DPS) has reached an agreement to make an equity investment in BA Sports Nutrition, LLC, owner of the BodyArmor SuperDrink—a line of premium sports drinks that will compete with Gatorade and Powerade.

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) is calling for nominations for the 2016 National Cheese Institute’s Laureate Award, an honor celebrating major contributions in the cheese manufacturing industry for more than 30 years.

The board of directors of the Food Processing Suppliers Association welcomed 70 new members to its community of more than 400 companies this year.

As many consumers continue to demand more natural and organic products, the global food and beverage market for non-GMO products reached $550 billion in 2014 out of a total $5 trillion market, according to a Packaged Facts study.

In just over a month since the company’s merger, the Kraft Heinz Company announced it will slash 2,500 jobs in the US and Canada in an effort to cut costs, according to the Associated Press.

 The new company will operate more than 50 bottling plants and employ approximately 27,000 associates in 13 countries. 

Blue Bell Creameries trucks filled with ice cream were spotted on the road for the first time in months after a listeria contamination halted production and forced a nationwide recall.

 In June, FDA announced its determination that PHOs are not generally recognized as safe or GRAS for use in human food. 

It was one small bite for man, but a big leap forward for the future of food in space as NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station tasted the first crop of red romaine lettuce grown in space Monday.