US pork exports in May increased 3 percent in volume and were 9 percent higher in value, according to US Department of Agriculture statistics compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
Institutions in the public, private and government sectors announced a collaboration to create a public database of 100,000 foodborne pathogen genomes to help quicken identification of bacteria responsible for foodborne outbreaks.
American biotechnology firm Senomyx has announced that the company's certain flavor modifiers have positive determinations regarding safety from the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA).
Chex, the brand owned by American food company General Mills, has launched Apple Cinnamon Chex, the latest addition to its line of gluten-free cereals.
The US chicken industry has written to US Trade Representative Ron Kirk urging him to challenge a South African anti-dumping duty imposed nearly 12 years ago.
A US foodservice supplier has been forced to recall over 300,000lb of meat and poultry products due to possible contamination with the dangerous food poisoning bug listeria.
US-based Micro Imaging Technology (MIT) is set to unveil the first commercial unit of its Rapid Microbial Identification System, the MIT 1000, which is capable of detecting pathogenic bacteria in food.
Gast Group has launched the Jun-Air OF range of oil-less air compressors for processing and packaging machinery and hygienic food manufacturing environments.
Beam Inc. has failed in a bid to strike out a federal class action alleging it misled consumers over the ‘all natural’ credentials of its Skinnygirl Margarita brand, which contains sodium benzoate.
The commercial harvest of brown shrimp in the western Gulf of Mexico is expected to be 59.2 million pounds, which is above the historical 50-year average of 56.5 million pounds, according to NOAA’s annual forecast.
Minute amounts of copper from brake linings and mining operations can affect salmon to where they are easily eaten by predators, says a Washington State University researcher.
In a special interview given to Australian Food News this week, the Marketing Manager of Vok Beverages Chris Illman shared some of the secrets of the success story of his nimble South Australian group.
As I see the forecast right now, the corn and soybean markets will continue to have to deal with still lower and lower national corn and soybean yield forecasts as we head into the second half of this month.
The House Agriculture Committee began considering its version of a farm bill Wednesday, with some 100 amendments stacked on the table in the committee's hearing room.
The US government’s Egg Safety Rule, which features standards to prevent Salmonella contamination at laying facilities, has come into effect in beginning 9 July 2012.