‘No growth hormones’ tops consumer concern in animal products
For many consumers, buying a gallon of milk is much more complex than finding the preferred fat content and expiration date. IFT Daily News
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USDA finds pesticide residues do not pose a safety concern
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 →
Consumer concern over sugar drives substitutes’ sales
Sugar is now the top item consumers are trying to avoid in their diets and is neck-and-neck with calories as the top item they look for on nutrition facts labels, … Continue Reading →
EFSA determines acrylamide in food is a public health concern
Following a comprehensive review, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its scientific opinion on acrylamide in food. IFT Daily News
Future crop yields raise concern
A study published in Nature Communications shows that about 30% of the major global cereal crops—rice, wheat, and corn—may have reached their maximum possible yields in farmers’ fields. IFT Daily … Continue Reading →
Fitch Expresses Concern for Safeway Credit Profile
CHICAGO — Fitch Ratings here said Wednesday it expects operations at Safeway to continue to be pressured following the closing of the sale of the chain’s Canadian assets earlier this … Continue Reading →
SN Poll Results: Consumer Spending Is Top Concern
Concerns about consumer spending in the year ahead beat out concerns about taxes and health care costs in a poll on SN’s website last week. SN Social read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →
What’s your biggest concern for your business in 2013?
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Year in Review: Food Safety, Prices Concern Consumers in 2012
Within the Fresh Market section of SN, the top stories of 2012 included the online uprising against so-called “pink slime,” the impact of the drought on food prices and the … Continue Reading →
GM Foods Unlikely to Concern Wal-Mart Shoppers
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Despite a media storm and several petitions asking Wal-Mart Stores not to sell genetically modified sweet corn, industry experts say the issue still ranks low among the … Continue Reading →