A federal judge ruled in favor of four seed companies Monday who sought to stop the implementation of a county ordinance that would require companies to disclose any use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) or pesticides, reported the Associated Press.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) presented retired Walmart president and CEO Mike Duke with its 2014 Hall of Achievement Award, the association’s highest honor, at the GMA Leadership Forum.

As a regional food favorite of the Southern US, okra is often found fried or mixed in with soups and stews.

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., popularized for its single-cup coffee brewing technology, has joined with Kraft Foods Group, Inc. in a multi-year partnership to manufacture and distribute Kraft’s branded coffee in packs compatible with Keurig brewing systems.

USDA has reopened the Chinese market for California citrus allowing farmers to resume exports to the country this season.

A new report from the Global Food Traceability Center (GFTC) has compared and ranked 21 Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) countries on their respective food traceability regulations.

PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, will welcome six new members into the Packaging Hall of Fame at special ceremony during this year’s PACK EXPO.

nSPIRED Natural Foods, Inc., a branch of the Hain Celestial Group Inc., is issuing a voluntary recall of 43 retail lots of Arrowhead Mills Peanut Butters, Maranatha Almond Butters and Peanut Butters and other private label nut butters because of a possible health risk.

A Russian agency has closed three McDonald’s restaurants because of sanitary violations, though some say this is only the latest example of Russia’s response to strict US and European sanctions amid deteriorating conditions in Ukraine.

Affected by the growing number of refugees without food or water in Iraq, the president of Azersun, the leading food producer in Azerbaijan, has fully funded a rapid cooking system built by UK-based engineering firm Olympus Automation (OAL).