On Jan. 20, the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee approved the Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016—a compromise to keep first lady Michelle Obama’s healthy … Continue Reading →
Nestlé CEO Paul Bulcke has underlined the company’s commitment to reducing food loss and waste by joining a new coalition, Champions 12.3, which will work to inspire action on this … Continue Reading →
Since September 2015, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been collaborating with public health officials in several states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) … Continue Reading →
Hillshire Brands, a subsidiary of Tyson Foods, is making major improvements to its Tarboro, N.C., bakery plant as part of an ongoing plan to meet growing demand for its products … Continue Reading →
General Mills has announced it has completed collective consultation on the proposed closure of its manufacturing facility in Berwick, UK, with employee representatives and union officials and has made a … Continue Reading →
According to Reuters, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Executive Director Bernhard Url has responded to a letter written by nearly 100 senior scientists who criticized the agency’s determination that the … Continue Reading →
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has posted data from the 2014 Pesticide Data Program (PDP) Annual Summary, which confirms that overall pesticide chemical residues found … Continue Reading →
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H7N8 avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial turkey flock in Dubois … Continue Reading →
A study published in Nature Biotechnology presents the worldwide pipeline of genetically modified (GM) crops that are likely to be commercialized and cultivated by farmers in the short to medium … Continue Reading →
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), prices of major food commodities declined for the fourth year in a row in 2015, averaging 19.1% below … Continue Reading →
