The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a conditional license for GenVec, Inc.’s foot-and-mouth disease vaccine for use in cattle, the company announced June 7.
Diminished tightness in the world supply/demand balance, signs of global economic weakness and a stronger US dollar contributed to sharp declines in global food prices, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said on June 7.
The overwhelming majority of the US sow herd is housed, at some point, in individual housing, or gestation stalls, according to a National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) survey.
Jmark Pty Ltd, trading as Gourmet Selections, has recalled Gourmet Selections Greek Salad from Woolworths, IGA and other independent supermarkets in Western Australia.
Barcode supplier GS1 New Zealand is encouraging companies in the food and grocery sector to register for ProductRecallnz, an online service for rapid recall or withdrawal of products in consumer supply chains.
Olam International, a Singapore-based processor of agricultural products and food ingredients, has acquired 100% equity interest in Nigerian dairy and beverage firm Kayass Enterprises for $66.5m.
Jmark is recalling Gourmet Selections Greek Salad from several supermarkets in Western Australia due to E.coli contamination within the cheese component of the salad.
Asset management firm Banyan Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Purity Life Health Products, a producer of natural health products, from SunOpta in a C$14.7m ($14.27m) deal.
Annie's, a producer of natural and organic food in the US, has reported 17% increase in sales to $43m in the fourth quarter of fiscal year ended March 31, 2012.
US-based Windsor Quality Food is recalling approximately 96,408 pounds of meat lasagna products due to allergy risk, reported the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
Based on information received from Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Bay Valley Foods is voluntarily recalling approximately 74,000 cases of boxed pasta mix products manufactured by its subsidiary ST Specialty Foods, Inc.
More research is needed to determine how big a role food plays in the transfer of the parasitic disease toxoplasmosis to humans in the UK, according to scientists.
