FDA recalls rose to six-year high in Q4 2016
According to Stericycle’s Q4 2016 report, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalls rose 12% to 246—the highest since the first quarter of 2010. IFT Daily News
Tag: 2016
U.S. QSR growth stalls in 2016, full-service visits decline
Quick-service restaurants (QSRs), which represent 80% of total commercial foodservice visits, realized no traffic growth in 2016 and total foodservice traffic dipped slightly, reports The NPD Group, a global information … Continue Reading →
World commodity food prices fall in 2016 for fifth straight year
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has reported that world commodity food prices fell for a fifth straight year in 2016, averaging about 1.5% below 2015 … Continue Reading →
France tops 2016 Food Sustainability Index
France sits atop a new food sustainability index released by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). IFT Daily News
ADM names Soozie’s Doozies winner of 2016 Food Innovation Challenge
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has announced that Soozie’s Doozies of Union, Mo., is the grand prize winner of the 2016 Food Innovation Challenge. IFT Daily News
U.S. Congress passes Global Food Security Act of 2016
According to Scientific American, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the “Global Food Security Act of 2016” (S. 1252), authorizing a “comprehensive strategic approach” for U.S. foreign assistance programs … Continue Reading →
Nielsen unveils 2016 Breakthrough Innovation Award winners
Nielsen has released its list of 2016 U.S. Breakthrough Innovation Award winners, which include 18 consumer product goods brands. IFT Daily News
Biofortification pioneers win 2016 World Food Prize
On June 28, Maria Andrade, Robert Mwanga, Jan Low, and Howarth Bouis were announced as the 2016 World Food Prize Laureates during a ceremony at the U.S. State Dept. IFT … Continue Reading →
DuPont names winners in 2016 Packaging Innovation Awards
DuPont has announced that Graham Packaging has received the highest accolade—the Diamond Award—in its 2016 Packaging Innovation Awards, for its Thermaset Blow Molded PET Container for hot-fill, pasteurized food. IFT … Continue Reading →
2016 AAAS Charles Valentine Riley Memorial Lecture
Register to attend the 2016 AAAS Charles Valentine Riley Memorial Lecture, taking place May 23 at 4:00 p.m. in Washington, D.C. IFT Daily News