A group has published a scorecard to rate Capitol Hill lawmakers on crucial votes that relate to food, reflecting 18 votes in the Senate and 14 in the House on issues ranging from food labeling and farm subsidies to hunger and food safety.
Asian countries may no longer look toward the United States for its corn needs after a severe drought this past summer shriveled crops and sent corn prices soaring.
Grains and oilseeds represent a better bet than soft commodities, ABN Amro said, forecasting a return in wheat to more than $9 a bushel, and soybeans to back nearly to $17 a bushel.
Andrew Cuomo Wine, Beer and Spirits Summit on Wednesday, industry professionals sounded off about permit regulations, legislative red tape and archaic alcohol laws that keep them from growing their businesses.
Attention beverage entrepreneurs: time is running out to apply for the New Beverage Showdown 4, BevNET’s premiere beverage brand competition, which takes place as part of the BevNET Live two-day conference.
A Texas man has filed a class-action lawsuit against Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the makers of VPX Redline, claiming the product made him sick and was marketed deceptively.
Melitta USA, part of the privately held Germany-based Melitta Group, has selected the UpShot Solution of LBP Manufacturing to foray into the single-serve coffee market.
Heritage Distilling Company (HDC), a Washington-based women-owned and family operated state craft distillery, is all set to open its doors for public for tastings, bottle sales and tours on 3 November 2012.
Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS), a producer of flavored beverages in North America and the Caribbean, has reported net income of $179m for the third quarter (Q3) ended September 2012, an increase of 16%, compared to $154m in the prior year period.
Craft Brew Alliance(CBA) is facing a $63,500 fine issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) with regard to violation of safety measures that lead to the death of Ben Harris, a Portsmouth Redhook Brewery's worker.
The Division of Public Health of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services in collaboration with Local Health Departments is investigating an outbreak of E. coli infection in 104 people who attended the Cleveland County Fair.
Published: Oct 25, 2012
By: Martha Graybow and P.J. Huffstutter
ABC News sought on Wednesday to move to federal court a meat processor's defamation lawsuit over reports about lean finely textured beef, a product that critics have labeled "pink slime."
Scientists with USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) bred yellow potatoes with carotenoid levels that are two to three times higher than those of the popular Yukon Gold yellow-fleshed potato variety.
With nearly 1,800 foodborne illnesses linked to recalls of food products from known pathogens such as Salmonella in less than two years, more needs to be done to protect America's food supply.
An estimated 20,000 cancers could be prevented if half of all Americans increased their daily consumption of fruits and vegetables by a single serving, according to a new study published in the journal of Food and Chemical Toxicology.