US retail chain Publix Super Markets is voluntarily recalling 10-ounce plastic bags of Romaine lettuce as the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
US-based grocery chain Safeway has extended its recall of ground beef items after it was informed by Interstate Meat Distributors that some of the ground beef products produced for Safeway included trimmings that were subject to XL Foods' expanded recall.
Dallas-based dairy giant Dean Foods is inviting potential buyers to cast a slide rule over its Morningstar warehouse delivery business - the smallest of its three divisions - as it seeks to reduce its debt pile.
The American Beverage Association (ABA) has slammed a series of studies that link sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and obesity, accusing them of doing “nothing meaningful” to help address the issue.
PepsiCo has won a US Tax Court judgment against the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) which claimed the firm owed it circa. $363m in unpaid tax relating to operations in Europe and Puerto Rico.
The US House of Representatives has failed to pass a new farm bill before existing legislation expires, leaving thousands of farming families “exposed”, according to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Hillshire Brands has announced that it is “advancing” in its quest to find alternatives to traditional gestation housing for pigs and intends to have a solution in place by the end of 2022.
Ingredients giant DuPont has developed an enzyme blend to meet consumer demands for improved sensory quality and clean label in wholemeal, wholegrain and added-fiber breads, it said.
Expansion due to acquisition of Bertolli and P.F. Chang's frozen meals. The expansion, anticipated to be a $100 million investment, is expected to create more than 80 jobs.
Penford Food Ingredients, a leader in innovative carbohydrate systems and technologies, is taking aim at the growing demand for clean label ingredients with its PenPure portfolio of clean label starches.
For the first time since it subjected conscientious objectors to severe calorie restrictions during World War II, the federal government is again experimenting with diet restrictions for schoolchildren.
Sandwiched between paved-road dust and diesel truck emissions is the second-biggest producer of particle pollution in Southern California: the charbroiled burger.