The first wrongful death suit was filed in California Tuesday against Costco, Townsend Farms and other suppliers related to the 2013 hepatitis A outbreak linked to a Townsend Farms frozen berry blend product sold at Costco stores.
Creating a buzz throughout the global food industry, the H.J. Heinz Company and Kraft Foods Group, Inc. announced a merger deal Wednesday to create The Kraft Heinz Company financed in part by American business mogul Warren Buffet, becoming the third largest food and beverage company in North America.
Blue Bell Ice Cream issued a recall for its 3 oz. institutional/food service ice cream cups because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) is advocating for better scientific evidence to be the foundation of new nutrition policies after it says a review of the science used by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee revealed more than 70 percent of the recommendations were not based on reviews of USDA’s Nutritional Evidence Library (NEL).
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) said it commends the House Agriculture Committee for its hearing today that will examine the cost and impacts of mandatory biotechnology labeling laws.
A complaint filed last week in Los Angeles Superior Court by California residents alleges 83 bottles of wine originating from more than two dozen California wineries contained dangerously high levels of arsenic, according to the Associated Press.
Dairy organizations from the U.S. have collaborated with dairy groups from Australia and New Zealand to issue a joint letter to their respective trade and agricultural officials that requests an “ambitious, comprehensive and commercially meaningful” resolution in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA).
Pathogens that contaminate food supply and cause food borne illness such as Salmonella and E. coli may soon meet their match as new technological advancements are making food safer at each step in the custody chain from farm to consumer.
Perhaps blazing the trail for other companies to follow, British alcoholic beverage giant Diageo announced it will put nutrition information and alcohol content on the labels of its products, a first for any alcohol company.
As the world prepares to the sustainability of our natural resources on world water day Sunday, a new report from the United Nations suggests there is an urgent need to better manage the world’s water supply or the planet could suffer a 40 percent shortfall in water in just 15 years.
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