Published: Sep 05, 2012

The fall or “B” season for the Alaska cod jig fishery in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands opened last week on 31 August 2012. Fisheries for hook and line, pot, and trawl gear opened in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska on September 1

Published: Sep 05, 2012

More than 50 pork producers from the Plan of Work Task Force plan to meet in Des Moines Sept. 5-6 to draft a 2013 budget for NPB that will focus on building demand for pork plus address challenging production issues.

Published: Sep 05, 2012

KFC, a division of Yum! Brands Inc., has added Chicken Littles, new snack-sized sandwiches featuring a breaded Extra Crispy Strip in a bun topped with pickles and KFC’s signature Colonel’s Mayo.

Published: Sep 05, 2012

Challenging business conditions in its fresh pork and hog production business units pushed Smithfield Foods’ earnings lower during the first quarter of fiscal 2013.

Published: Sep 05, 2012

Almost half of US adults recognize the need to make changes to their diet, despite an overly positive assessment of their own health, according to a new study from Chicago-based NPD Group, a market research company.

Published: Sep 05, 2012

Published literature lacks strong evidence that organic foods are significantly more nutritious than conventional foods, according to findings reported in the Sept. 4 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Published: Sep 05, 2012

Pie Five Pizza, a US-based pizza chain, has introduced its new Hatch Chile Pie, a seasonal favorite which features Southwestern flavor.

Published: Sep 05, 2012

Cutting Edge Concessions issues an allergy alert on undeclared milk and red 40 in .5 oz. Shake'Ems seasoning cups distributed in movie theaters in California, Colorado, Arkansas and Tennessee.

Published: Sep 05, 2012

Food Lion, Harveys and Reid’s have been notified that the companies are part of the national Splendid Products voluntary recall for Daniella mangoes. Upon notification from the supplier, all affected items were immediately removed from store shelves.

Published: Sep 04, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Tomra Sorting Solutions has netted $18.5m (€14.72m) of optical sorting and peeling contracts at a plant processing French fries and related products in the US.

Published: Sep 04, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

Researchers have found the addition of an oxygen scavenger (OS) layer in barrier film structures could extend protection against oxygen penetration if there are defects in the sealing layer.

Published: Sep 04, 2012

GreenBlue has announced Nina Goodrich as director of its Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC).

Published: Sep 04, 2012

Yogurt has always been a very important and integral part of the Indian and Middle-Eastern diets. However, the present day yogurt offerings have its origins in the US.

Published: Sep 04, 2012

The Iowa state in the US has made it mandatory for state's dairy processors to test all milk received in the state for aflatoxin, a carcinogenic compound which is produced by fungus that grows on grain and peanuts.

Published: Sep 04, 2012

Fast food hamburger chain Burger King has launched a new line-up of chicken menu options for the fall.

Published: Sep 04, 2012

Invisible Sentinel has established a pilot manufacturing facility to supply customers with foodborne pathogen detection systems ahead of product launches later this year.

Published: Sep 04, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

A developer of microwave food sterilization technology has rolled out its first commercial system after 15 years in development.

Published: Sep 04, 2012 By: Nicholas Robinson

The state of Massachusetts has given initial approval for a bill to ban the use of sow gestation crates.

Published: Sep 04, 2012 By: Nicholas Robinson

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has forecast record food and farming exports for 2012 and 2013, despite adverse weather conditions.

Published: Sep 04, 2012 By: Carina Perkins

Russian turkey producer Eurodon is eyeing global expansion, with a plan to develop a new genetic and breeding centre and join a US trade organisation.