Published: Sep 21, 2012 By: Elaine WATSON

New Nature Valley protein bars will be as big as Fiber One brownies in their first year, General Mills has predicted as consumers replace “mindless munching” with healthier snacking options.

Published: Sep 21, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

A new, vacuum film pack enables bakery firms to slash formulation costs and increases shelf-life when cooking products, Multivac says.

Published: Sep 21, 2012 By: DANIEL LOOKER

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) said Thursday that she will push for completing the 2012 farm bill in the lame duck session of Congress that takes place after the November election this year.

Published: Sep 21, 2012 By: Mike McGinnis

The CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets have little support to trade higher Thursday.

Published: Sep 21, 2012 By: DANIEL LOOKER

As some 5,000 crop insurance adjusters work through the claims from one of the nation's worst droughts, delays in the process don't surprise Rhonda Smith, Vice President, Insurance, for Farm Credit Services of America.

Published: Sep 20, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Redesign would reveal more positive tests

Published: Sep 20, 2012 By: DAN FLYNN

Nothing changed yesterday about arsenic in rice and rice products.

Published: Sep 20, 2012 By: GRETCHEN GOETZ

New research out of France has linked both an herbicide and a genetically modified corn to organ damage, tumors and early death among rats, prompting a call for greater regulation of GM foods among sustainable agriculture advocates.

Published: Sep 20, 2012 By: DAN FLYNN

Tuna-loving school kids are at risk for mercury poisoning, according to a new report sponsored by several public health, consumer and environmental groups.

Published: Sep 20, 2012 By: HELENA BOTTEMILLER

More than 150 scientists and 50 farmers came out this week in support of stricter limits on antibiotics used in animal agriculture as part of a broader effort to tackle the "health crisis" caused by growing antibiotic resistance.

Published: Sep 20, 2012 By: Gretchen Kurtz

James Mazzio isn't a new kid on the block. A Food & Wine Best New Chef recipient, he's been earning his keep in the restaurant business since long before some chefs in town were born.

Published: Sep 20, 2012 By: Janny Hu

Lou's Cafe and its specialty sauces draw quite a crowd to the Richmond District restaurant, but the sandwich makers, above, keeps things moving; the Ami-cado sandwich, far right, features pastrami, salami, avocado and pepper jack cheese; and all of the sa

Published: Sep 20, 2012 By: Eric Vilas-Boas

Here's an infograph that makes fast food look a lot smarter than it probably should.

Published: Sep 20, 2012 By: Jason Torchinsky

One Charbroiled Burger Pollutes As Much As An 18-Wheeler Driving 143 Miles.

Published: Sep 20, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Action taken by IDFA in August to protect the image of ice cream received a welcome response last week.

Published: Sep 20, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Clay Hough, IDFA senior group vice president, and John Kelly, IDFA manager of international affairs, attended the 14th round of talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement held last week in Leesburg, Va.

Published: Sep 20, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

US nutritional supplements manufacturer Thorne Research has entered the sports nutrition market after announcing a joint venture with performance consultancy Integrative Health Resources to develop a range of dietary supplements and complementary educatio

Published: Sep 20, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

SEKSI is a low-calorie, lightly carbonated, pomegranate flavored beverage that is Refreshingly Beautiful.

Published: Sep 20, 2012 By: Justin J. Prochnow

The distinction between beverages and dietary supplements has become harder more difficult to discern.

Published: Sep 20, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Heineken USA, White Plains, N.Y., redesigned its signature green bottle.