Discovery may help protect crops from environmental stressors
The most severe drought in 25 years is impacting crops across the United States, with the potential to wipe out farmers’ incomes and raise food prices. IFT Daily News
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Central Market to Pore Over Beer
DALLAS — Nearly two dozen of the world’s best brewmasters will descend on H-E-B’s Central Market Wednesday to host samplings, talk one-on-one with enthusiasts and share recipes that take beer … Continue Reading →
Sodexo commits to cage-free eggs
Sodexo Inc. has announced that by July 2014, all of the 39 million shelled eggs it purchases each year will be sourced from cage-free hens. IFT Daily News
Save Mart Workers Re-Vote on Contract
MODESTO, Calif. — Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 5 who work at Save Mart Supermarkets here and its Lucky Stores subsidiary are voting this week on … Continue Reading →
Silliker partners with Swift Micro Laboratories to enter South Africa
Mérieux NutriSciences has acquired majority ownership of Swift Micro Laboratories, expanding the geographic coverage of Silliker, its food safety and quality business unit, for the first time to South Africa. … Continue Reading →
Kroger Cuts Carbon Footprint by 2%
CINCINNATI — The Kroger Co. reduced its carbon footprint by approximately 2% in 2011 compared to its 2010 level, generating slightly over 6.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent, according … Continue Reading →
Scientists analyze organic vs. conventional meat, produce
A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows that organic fruits, vegetables, and meat may be no more nutritious than their conventional counterparts. Nor were they any less … Continue Reading →
Most U.S. adults incorrectly believe themselves to be healthy
Consistently, 8 out of 10 U.S. adults describe themselves as “extremely healthy” or “very healthy,” but only one-in-five adults have what is considered to be a “most healthy” diet and … Continue Reading →
FDA approves petition to raise vitamin D2 in baked foods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of vitamin D2 baker’s yeast as a source of vitamin D2 … Continue Reading →
Mi Pueblo Faces Opposition to E-Verify Use
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The United Food and Commercial Workers Union here said pro-labor and immigrant-rights organizations plan to boycott Mi Pueblo Foods here after the Hispanic-oriented chain said it … Continue Reading →