Jeremy Gerrard

 Fines were handed down by the commission for fixing prices and allocating customers of polystyrene foam or polypropylene rigid trays. 

Food, fireworks, family and fun—a few words that describe a typical Independence Day celebration in the US. As Americans begin to scrape off their grills and flock to grocery stores in preparation for the holiday this weekend, food and beverage manufacturers might be wondering which products consumers prefer to celebrate with.

Chobani was selected as by USDA as the main provided of Greek yogurt to K-12 school meal programs across the country.

Texas-based H-E-B issued a voluntary recall of H-E-B brand hamburger and hotdog buns and Hill County Fare Hotdog buns because of a possible presence of foreign material, according to FDA.

Following last week’s US District Court decision, Sysco Corporation said Monday it has terminated its merger agreement with US Foods.

The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has expanded an investigation into Whole Foods Market after the department says it found evidence of systemic overcharging on pre-packaged foods at the city’s stores.

International food retailers Delhaize Group and Koninklijke Ahold N.V. announced they have entered into an agreement to merge companies, creating a business that will serve 50 million people across the US and Europe each week.

USDA released a new report detailing discoveries by USDA researchers that have led to new patents and inventions with the potential for commercial applications. The innovations highlighted in this year’s report include allergen-free solutions for peanut and wheat allergy sufferers as well as a process for faster egg pasteurization.

Representatives of the food industry continue to express their displeasure with the Vermont law that requires the mandatory labeling of genetically modified food and are not going down without a fight, despite the April court ruling that denied a preliminary injunction to block the law from going into effect.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin announced he has extended the country’s ban on foreign food imports for another year.