Spence, a smoked salmon firm based in Massachusetts, US, is recalling salmon products as they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Hain Celestial, a US-based natural and organic products company, has entered into an agreement to acquire leading packaged grocery brands from UK-based Premier Foods in a £200m cash and stock deal.
Consumption of a commercially available acai berry product has been found to triple the lifespan of fruit flies by new research that suggests supplementation with the berry could also protect flies against oxidative stress.
US officials have shut down a slaughterhouse that supplied government food programmes after an undercover video allegedly revealed “sickening” animal cruelty.
Kraft Foods has agreed to divest a controlling stake in its Back to Nature brand food business for an undisclosed sum ahead of the company’s split in October.
A new study from researchers at Cornell University has found that branding of food, such as putting a sticker on fruits, may improve the attractiveness of healthier food.
David Acheson, a partner at Leavitt Partners and former chief medical officer of the Food and Drug Administration, has joined the board of directors of SafetyChain Software.
Food recalls in the United States increased during the second quarter of 2012, according to Stericycle ExpertRECALL, which aggregates and tracks cumulative recall data from the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Food and Drug Administration.
JFC INTERNATIONAL INC. of Los Angeles, California is recalling JFC FURIKAKE-SETO FUMI 1.7 OZ, because it contains undeclared egg yolk, soybeans and wheat.
U.S. Marshals have seized food products stored in a Fremont, Calif., company’s warehouse after inspectors from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found widespread and active rodent infestation.
Four more cases of Salmonella, including the first case in West Virginia, have been reported as part of a growing outbreak linked to cantaloupes from a farm in southwestern Indiana.
The debate over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is heating up in the US, as activists push for labelling requirements which would inform consumers whether they are eating products derived from GM ingredients, reports Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite
US Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced the US is requesting consultations with Argentina under the dispute settlement provisions of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The Standards Council of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) rejected an appeal by animal rights groups to expand fire sprinkler and smoke control systems to include all animal housing.
